In Stevenson's SamoaSmith, Elder, & Company, 1895 - Počet stran: 190 |
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... present him to the strangers , and after the ceremony was performed he collapsed into a chair and sighed . As we were wondering if anything could be done for so sad a case , he feebly murmured , ' I hear you wish a house ; well , I have ...
... present him to the strangers , and after the ceremony was performed he collapsed into a chair and sighed . As we were wondering if anything could be done for so sad a case , he feebly murmured , ' I hear you wish a house ; well , I have ...
Strana 28
... present . It had been a raging storm of wind and rain all day , but towards evening the rain ceased and the wind fell ; nevertheless , it was fortunate that we had been invited to remain all night , as the road was reduced to a ...
... present . It had been a raging storm of wind and rain all day , but towards evening the rain ceased and the wind fell ; nevertheless , it was fortunate that we had been invited to remain all night , as the road was reduced to a ...
Strana 33
... present . Soon the chief shouted in Samoan it was for the ' New great lady , ' and the cup was taken to my friend . Then he ordered the kava to be carried to Matalanumoana , ' and while we speculated as to who that could be , it was ...
... present . Soon the chief shouted in Samoan it was for the ' New great lady , ' and the cup was taken to my friend . Then he ordered the kava to be carried to Matalanumoana , ' and while we speculated as to who that could be , it was ...
Strana 35
... present , swaying their supple bodies to the rhythm , moving their hands and arms in lithe , fan- tastic movements , now fast , now slow , and as far as possible illustrating by their actions the bulk of the songs . When the first part ...
... present , swaying their supple bodies to the rhythm , moving their hands and arms in lithe , fan- tastic movements , now fast , now slow , and as far as possible illustrating by their actions the bulk of the songs . When the first part ...
Strana 36
... of the officers of an English warship - two or three of whom had been present at the fête - died away . It was their first visit to Vailima , and they evidently experienced great difficulty in following 36 IN STEVENSON'S SAMOA.
... of the officers of an English warship - two or three of whom had been present at the fête - died away . It was their first visit to Vailima , and they evidently experienced great difficulty in following 36 IN STEVENSON'S SAMOA.
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afternoon Apia appeared asked bananas beach beautiful Billy blue bread-fruit brown brown islanders Bully Hayes carried chief Christmas Cipau clad clothes cocoa-nut coloured Consulate cook coral coral bays dark delightful dinner dishes dress excitement feet flowers forest friends garlands guests hair hastened head heard hibiscus horses house-boys husband kava kind kindly lava-lava live look Louis Stevenson Mafulu Matalanumoana Matautu mats Misifolo Monkey morning mountains Mulinuu native girls neighbours never night Pacific Pacific islands palm palusame passed picturesque plantation present pretty reef Robert Louis Stevenson round rushed Samoan schooner shanty sight smiling Soenga Solomon Island soon South Sea stove strangers talking-men Talofa Talolo Tamaitai tapa tapo taro tattooed things tiffin Tofa told took trees tropic Tusitala Tuvale Ulla Upolu Vailima verandah village wear wife woman wonderful young youth