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     ;Did you ever hear of Lucy Mokunui�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Lucy Mokunui�拭─�I repeated�察�haunted by some familiar association。                    I 

shook my head。        ;It seems to me I've heard the name�察�but I've             forgotten 

it。; 

     ;Never heard of Lucy Mokunui�              �The Hawaiian nightingale�           �I beg 

your     pardon。     Of    course   you   are   a  malahini�察  。�1��   and   could   not   be 

expected      to    know。    Well�察    �Lucy   Mokunui      was    the  best   beloved    of 

Honoluluof       all Hawaii�察�for that matter。; 

     ;You say WAS�察─�I interrupted。 

     ;And     I  mean    it。  She     is  finished。;    He    shrugged     his  shoulders 

pityingly。    ;A   dozen   haolesI   beg   your   pardon�察  �white   menhave   lost 

their hearts to her at one time or another。           And I'm not counting in          the 

ruck。    The dozen I refer to were haoles of position and             prominence。; 



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     ;She could have married the son of the Chief Justice if she'd wanted 

to。    You     think   she's   beautiful�察  �eh�拭   �But    you    should    hear   her   sing。 

Finest   native   woman   singer   in   Hawaii   Nei。        Her   throat   is   pure   silver 

and   melted   sunshine。       We   adored   her。     She   toured   America   first   with 

the   Royal   Hawaiian   Band。       After   that   she   made   two   more   trips   on   her 

ownconcert work。; 

     ;Oh� ─�I cried。       ;I remember now。          I heard her two years ago at the 

Boston Symphony。           So that is she。     I recognize her now。; 

     I was oppressed by a heavy sadness。             Life was a futile thing at        best。 

A  short   two   years   and   this   magnificent   creature�察  �at   the  summit   of   her 

magnificent success�察�was one of the leper squad                 awaiting deportation to 

Molokai。      Henley's lines came into my mind�此� 

       ;The poor old tramp explains his poor old ulcers�察�Life is�察�I think�察�a 

blunder and a shame。; 

       I  recoiled   from    my    own    future。   If   this  awful   fate   fell  to  Lucy 

Mokunui�察      �what     might    my    lot   not   be��or    anybody's      lot�拭   �I   was 

thoroughly aware that in life we are in the midst of deathbut to                    be in 

the midst of living death�察�to die and not be dead�察�to be one                  of that draft 

of creatures that once were men�察�aye�察�and women�察�like                    Lucy Mokunui�察�

the epitome of all Polynesian charms�察�an artist as              well�察�and well beloved 

of men ´。      I am afraid I must have betrayed           my perturbation�察�for Doctor 

Georges hastened to assure me that they                were very happy down in the 

settlement。 

     It   was   all too   inconceivably  monstrous。        I   could   not   bear   to   look   at 

her。    A    short   distance    away�察   �behind    a  stretched    rope    guarded     by  a 

policeman�察      �were    the   lepers'   relatives   and    friends。    They      were    not 

allowed      to  come    near。    There     were    no   last  embraces�察    �no   kisses   of 

farewell。     They called back and forth to one anotherlast messages�察                 �last 

words   of love�察�last   reiterated instructions。         And those   behind       the   rope 

looked   with   terrible   intensity。    It   was   the   last   time   they would   behold 

the faces of their loved ones�察�for they were the living               dead�察�being carted 

away in the funeral ship to the graveyard of             Molokai。 

     Doctor     Georges      gave    the   command�察      �and   the   unhappy      wretches 

dragged      themselves   to     their   feet   and   under   their   burdens   of  luggage 



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began to      stagger across the lighter and aboard the steamer。               It was the 

funeral procession。        At once the wailing started from those behind                the 

rope。    It was blood´curdling�察�it was heart´rending。              I never    heard such 

woe�察�and I hope never to again。           Kersdale and McVeigh           were still at the 

other end of the wharf�察�talking earnestly politics�察�of course�察�for both were 

head´over´heels in that         particular game。       When Lucy Mokunui passed 

me�察  �I   stole   a   look   at her。 She WAS   beautiful。        She   was   beautiful   by 

our standards�察�as       wellone of those rare blossoms that occur but once in 

generations。        And   she�察  �of   all   women�察  �was   doomed   to   Molokai。      She 

straight on     board�察�and aft on the open deck where the lepers huddled by 

the    rail�察�wailing now�察�to their dear ones on shore。 

     The lines were cast off�察�and the Noeau began to move away from the 

wharf。     The     wailing   increased。     Such     grief  and   despair�    �I   was   just 

resolving   that   never   again   would   I   be   a   witness   to   the   sailing   of the 

Noeau�察  �when   McVeigh   and   Kersdale   returned。          The   latter's   eyes   were 

sparkling�察�and his lips could not quite hide the smile of               delight that was 

his。   Evidently the politics they had talked had             been satisfactory。       The 

rope had been flung aside�察�and the lamenting               relatives now crowded the 

stringer piece on either side of us。 

     ;That's    her   mother�察─   �Doctor    Georges     whispered�察    �indicating    an  old 

woman   next   to   me�察  �who   was   rocking   back   and   forth   and   gazing   at   the 

steamer rail out of tear´blinded eyes。           I noticed that Lucy Mokunui           was 

also wailing。      She stopped abruptly and gazed at Kersdale。                Then      she 

stretched     forth   her   arms   in  that   adorable�察   �sensuous     way    that   Olga 

Nethersole   has   of   embracing   an   audience。       And   with   arms     outspread�察�

she cried�此�

     ;Good´bye�察�Jack�        �Good´bye� ─�

     He heard the cry�察�and looked。           Never was a man overtaken by more 

crushing fear。      He   reeled on the stringer   piece�察�his   face   went   white        to 

the roots of his hair�察�and he seemed to shrink and wither away                  inside his 

clothes。     He   threw   up   his   hands   and   groaned�察   �My   God�     �My     God� ─�

Then he controlled himself by a great effort。 

     ;Good´bye�察�Lucy�         �Good´bye� ─�he called。 

     And   he   stood   there   on   the   wharf�察  �waving   his   hands   to   her   till   the 



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Noeau was clear away and the faces lining her after´rail were vague                   and 

indistinct。 

   
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