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It was now getting evening, and Tama went with the wood-carriers into 
the large house, and sat down by a post. The fires were lighted, the 
' people assembled, and Rukutia was called for. Tutekoropanga handed her 
an ornamented apron to tie round her hips. When she was coming forth 
to begin her performance, Tama prayed that her eyes might run with water. 
No sooner had she begun to distort her face (a main feature in that sort of 
dance) when her eyes began to run with watery tears, and she had to squat 
down to dry them. Again she stood up, again Tama repeated his prayer, 
and again she sat down to wipe her eyes. After some more trials, the 
people began to murmur, “ What is the matter with Rukutia that her eyes 
sorun. It used not to beso.” Then Tutekoropanga became angry, and 
beat Rukutia, and she cried. Then the fires were left to go out; the people 
dispersed ; and those, who slept in the house, Tama charmed into a deep 
sleep. By and by, when the house was quite dark, Tama opened some 
sweet odour, which he carried under his arm-pits. The odour partly 
awoke Rukutia, who said, ‘‘ O thou sweet smell of rotu! Dost thou come 
from Tama, my husband?’ Then Tama shut up that odour, and opened 
another parcel, which contained an abominable stench, and Rukutia said, 
“‘O what a bad smell! The house is full of stink.” Then he shut that up 
and waited a while, and then opened the mokimoki, when Rukutia 
exclaimed, “‘O thou sweet odour! Doest thou come from Tama, my 
husband ?”” By this time Tutekoropanga had waked up, and said roughly, 
‘“‘What a nonsense! Can Tama get over my spells and come here?” To 
this Rukutia replied, “To my impression, the eyes of the mean looking 
man appeared to be those of my husband.” When all were fast asleep 
again, Tama stole quietly out of the house, went to the water, and gave 
himself a thorough washing, so that his tatoo shone forth handsomely ; 
then he tied up his hair, and dressed himself in a gentlemanly fashion, and 
went back to the house, and sat down outside close by the door. Now he 
pronounced a charm, to the intent that Rukutia might want to come out. 
It was not long when the door was opened, and Rukutia came out. He 
pulled her gently by the dress, when she looked round, and there sat Tama; 
her husband, and now, 0 so handsome! « O, my own husband,” she said, 
“let us flee together.”’ “No,” said he, « you stay here with that husband of 
yours.” ‘QO take me away with you,” she begged. ‘This is a bad man, 
he always beats me. I cannot live with him. Take me away with you.” 
‘“*No,” said he, “ it was for my ugliness you left me for Tutekoropanga. 
Stay here. But one fine morning, when you see my shining sail on the 
sea, then climb upon the whata, rouse all the people, and call, ‘ There is 
Tama, my husband.’ Then he went away and left her there. 
When Tama got back to his own place, he prepared for a voyage. He 
