LOHIER'S QUESTIONS 251 



" Not always. Sometimes it is very cold," said I. 



" Are the birds, trees, and flowers as nice where you 

 live?" 



"No." 



"Are white people any happier than Coyaries?" 



" Perhaps not so happy. Their land is not so pro- 

 ductive, and they have to work very hard." 



" Are white men very numerous ? " 



"Yes." 



" Are white women as handsome as white men ? " 



" Some of them." 



" Do they wear the same kind of clothes ? " 



" No : they wear petticoats." 



"Do white men have one wife, or many?" 



"Some have one wife; others, several." 



" Have you wives in America ? " 



"No." 



" Have you sweethearts ? " 



" No : we have had, but they are all married." 



" How do you like the Coyara girls ? " 



" Some of them are very handsome and pleasing." 



" Would you like to get married in New Guinea? " 



" Well, that depends on circumstances." 



" Have you seen any Coyara girls as handsome as the 

 girls in America?" 



" Yes : some fully as handsome." 



" How much do you pay for a wife in America ? " 



" Some are very expensive, and others very cheap. 



