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that, they having taken so much trouble, it was to be 

 hoped that at least the drink was good and plentiful. 

 Sometimes it was eivoto wai e re kay—^ we mash the 

 ground like bush-hogs;" and certainly they did stamp 

 on the ground, "earth-shakers" they were, like but much 

 more vehement than any bush-hogs. Then again, they 

 were shouting in chorus that " hog want our dancing 

 sticks, but we no let hog have them." 



The three women who had come with the party of 

 parasheera were not actually included in the circle of 

 dancers; but they pranced round just outside this circle, 

 each behind her husband, with her hand still on his 

 shoulder. 



The women of the settlement of Araiwaparoo had 

 from the first kept within the drinking house, and were 

 now inside the circle of dancers, where they were busily 

 employed in handing calabashes of paiwarie or casiri to 

 the thirsty dancers. 



With almost no variation this went on all night. Every 

 now and then two or three of the dancers retired from 

 the circle and the house to free themselves by vomiting 

 of the superfluity of liquor. And later on in the night 

 a few occasionally fell down as they danced, only how- 

 ever to recover themselves in a marvellously short time 

 and resume their places in the circle. The caperings of 

 course got wilder, the shouts more disordered, and the 

 dresses much disarranged. Two or three of the women 

 of the place, one carrying her new born baby under her 

 arm, took part in the procession for a few minutes. 

 Sometimes, too, nature seemed to be going to have her 

 way and the proceedings slacked ; but whenever this 

 happened the watchful kimiti rushed into their own 



