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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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