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sago at once, and returned Ow-bow’s goods, it would 
be necessary for me to bring pressure to bear on him. 
This was continued for three-quarters of an hour, 
entirely on my part, for it was not until that time 
had elapsed that Kafulu deigned to reply. He then 
remarked that he did not want me in the neighbour- 
hood, and that he could not answer for it that his 
villagers would not wipe us out. At the end of an 
hour he showed some signs of relenting, but the 
victory was not yet won. The parley still continued, 
and Kafulu resumed his pipe, whereupon I gave him 
some tobacco, which he took without thanks. At the 
end of three hours certain arguments, which I thought 
proper to use, prevailed, and he produced some of 
Ow-bow’s goods. Ow-bow remarked that that was not 
all, whereupon Kafulu promised to send everything, 
to deliver the sago, and also that he would not 
frighten our collectors any more. With this assur- 
ance we shook hands upon it and I returned to 
camp. 
Two days after the sago arrived, and in four days 
the whole of Ow-bow’s possessions were returned. 
They were brought in by some of Kafulu’s villagers 
‘ and handed to their owner without comment. There- 
after, as far as I could see, Kafulu lived a sober, 
righteous, and godly life. I am not sure, however, 
although he committed no overt act of hostility, that 
he was not the instigator of some trouble which I had 
at a later period with the Madui people. 
During our stay at Ekeikei we experienced an 
earthquake shock, not great but sufficiently alarming. 
There were two distinct shocks, which shook the house 
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