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besides which she was the most esteemed taipa- maker 
in the whole island ; none of her competitors could 
approach her genius, which was so frequently displayed 
in designing figures and ornaments to adorn her produc- 
tions, so that her taipas (native clothes) were preferred 
much beyond all others, and they were worn by the 
king and queen. Her disposition was of that rare and 
delightful description which finds pleasure in searching 
after the sorrows of others in order to relieve them, and 
blessing itself that it had the power to do so ; with 
such a person, disposition, and possessions, we cannot 
wonder that Kinau was much beloved, and that Tuanoa 
was so much envied by the spirited young men of the 
place ; but they enjoyed no hope of gaining the object 
of their admiration, for she took every opportunity of 
expressing to every one her undying love for Tuanoa, 
and he to her. But there had been an eye fixed long 
and ardently upon Kinau, and she was well aware of 
the fact, much to her sorrow, and many a burning tear 
as it rolled o’er her beautiful cheek awakened in Tuanoa’s 
breast a powerful feeling of regret, mingled with sur- 
prise at the unhappy change which had come over the 
mind of his beloved. How often did he entreat in ten- 
derest words for the avowal of the cause, which never 
was fully given : Kinau knew full well, had Tuanoa 
been made aware of the cause, that he would have com- 
mitted some rash act that would most probably have 
hurled them both to destruction, and therefore she left 
the whole to chance, and hoped that some day or other 
the dark cloud of anticipated misfortune would be dis- 
