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mind that you will be clubbed this day。;
The Buli nodded to one of his big mountaineers�察�who stepped forward�察�
swinging a club。 Narau bolted into the nearest house�察 �seeking to hide
among the woman and mats�察�but John Starhurst sprang in under the club
and threw his arms around his executioner's neck。 From this point of
vantage he proceeded to argue。 He was arguing for his life�察�and he knew it�察�
but he was neither excited nor afraid。
;It would be an evil thing for you to kill me�察─ �he told the man。 ;I
have done you no wrong�察�nor have I done the Buli wrong。;
So well did he cling to the neck of the one man that they dared not
strike with their clubs。 And he continued to cling and to dispute for his life
with those who clamored for his death。
;I am John Starhurst�察─�he went on calmly。 ;I have labored in Fiji for
three years�察�and I have done it for no profit。 I am here among you for good。
Why should any man kill me�拭�To kill me will not profit any man。;
The Buli stole a look at the whale tooth。 He was well paid for the deed。
The missionary was surrounded by a mass of naked savages�察 �all
struggling to get at him。 The death song�察�which is the song of the oven�察�
was raised�察 �and his expostulations could no longer be heard。 But so
cunningly did he twine and wreathe his body about his captor's that the
death blow could not be struck。 Erirola smiled�察�and the Buli grew angry。
;Away with you� ─�he cried。 ;A nice story to go back to the coasta
dozen of you and one missionary�察 �without weapons�察 �weak as a woman�察�
overcoming all of you。;
;Wait�察�O Buli�察─�John Starhurst called out from the thick of the scuffle�察�
;and I will overcome even you。 For my weapons are Truth and Right�察�and
no man can withstand them。;
;Come to me�察�then�察─�the Buli answered�察 �for my weapon is only a poor
miserable club�察�and�察�as you say�察�it cannot withstand you。;
The group separated from him�察�and John Starhurst stood alone�察�facing
the Buli�察�who was leaning on an enormous�察�knotted warclub。
;Come to me�察 �missionary man�察 �and overcome me�察─ �the Buli
challenged。
;Even so will I come to you and overcome you�察─�John Starhurst made
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answer�察 �first wiping his spectacles and settling them properly�察 �then
beginning his advance。
The Buli raised the club and waited。
;In the first place�察 �my death will profit you nothing�察─ �began the
argument。
;I leave the answer to my club�察─�was the Buli's reply。
And to every point he made the same reply�察�at the same time watching
the missionary closely in order to forestall that cunning run´in under the
lifted club。 Then�察�and for the first time�察�John Starhurst knew that his death
was at hand。 He made no attempt to run in。 Bareheaded�察�he stood in the
sun and prayed aloudthe mysterious figure of the inevitable white man�察�
who�察�with Bible�察�bullet�察�or rum bottle�察�has confronted the amazed savage
in his every stronghold。 Even so stood John Starhurst in the rock fortress
of the Buli of Gatoka。
;Forgive them�察�for they know not what they do�察─�he prayed。 ;O Lord� �
Have mercy upon Fiji。 Have compasssion for Fiji。 O Jehovah�察�hear us for
His sake�察�Thy Son�察�whom Thou didst give that through Him all men might
also become Thy children。 From Thee we came�察�and our mind is that to
Thee we may return。 The land is dark�察�O Lord�察�the land is dark。 But Thou
art mighty to save。 Reach out Thy hand�察 �O Lord�察 �and save Fiji�察 �poor
cannibal Fiji。;
The Buli grew impatient。
;Now will I answer thee�察─�he muttered�察�at the same time swinging his
club with both hands。
Narau�察�hiding among the women and the mats�察�heard the impact of the
blow and shuddered。 Then the death song arose�察�and he knew his beloved
missionary's body was being dragged to the oven as he heard the words�此�
;Drag me gently。 Drag me gently。;
;For I am the champion of my land。;
;Give thanks� �Give thanks� �Give thanks� ─�
Next�察�a single voice arose out of the din�察�asking�此�
;Where is the brave man�拭─�
A hundred voices bellowed the answer�此�
;Gone to be dragged into the oven and cooked。;
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;Where is the coward�拭─�the single voice demanded。
;Gone to report� ─�the hundred voices bellowed back。 ;Gone to report� �
Gone to report� ─�
Narau groaned in anguish of spirit。 The words of the old song were
true。 He was the coward�察 �and nothing remained to him but to go and
report。
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MAUKI
He weighed one hundred and ten pounds。 His hair was kinky and
negroid�察�and he was black。 He was peculiarly black。 He was neither blue´
black nor purple´black�察�but plum´black。 His name was Mauki�察�and he was
the son of a chief。 He had three tambos。 Tambo is Melanesian for taboo�察�
and is first cousin to that Polynesian word。 Mauki's three tambos were as
follows�此 �First�察 �he must never shake hands with a woman�察 �nor have a
woman's hand touch him or any of his personal belongings�察�secondly�察�he
must never eat clams nor any food from a fire in which clams had been
cooked�察�thirdly�察�he must never touch a crocodile�察�nor travel in a canoe that
carried any part of a crocodile even if as large as a tooth。
Of a different black were his teeeth�察 �which were deep black�察 �or�察�
perhaps better�察�LAMP´black。 They had been made so in a single night�察�by
his mother�察 �who had compressed about them a powdered mineral which
was dug from the landslide back of Port Adams。 Port Adams is a salt´
water village on Malaita�察 �and Malaita is the most savage island in the
Solomonsso savage that no traders or planters have yet gained a foothold
on it�察 �while�察 �from the time of the earliest b �c he´de´mer fishers and
sandalwood traders down to the latest labor recruiters equipped with
automatic rifles and gasolene engines�察 �scores of white adventurers have
been passed out by tomahawks and soft´nosed Snider bullets。 So Malaita
remains today�察�in the twentieth century�察�the stamp
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