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fence which surrounded them, and was rather amused at the 
crowd of women and children that gathered round me, and 
watched the mysterious doings of the stranger with open 
mouths. When it was finished however, I was flattered by the 
shout of recognition which they raised, as they pointed to the 
drawing and then to the huts, showing that they understood 
what it was meant for. As may be seen in the sketch given 
below, the huts are somewhat different from those of the 
Aneityumese, in that the entrance is by a long hole at the side 
instead of at the end. They are larger, too, than those of the 
latter people, and altogether have a better appearance. 
Huts on Ful Island. 
As I wandered on again, accompanied by the two natives, 
I was struck with the appearance of groups:of hollowed-out 
trunks of trees or posts, fixed in the ground in a circle, a 
a space being cleared all round them. They had something 
druidical in their appearance, and quite mystified me. So I 
pointed inquiringly towards them, and in reply my guides 
stepped forward and commenced beating them with their fists, 
