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that Wide-awake and I should not have any more ; that 
Porirua was not paid for, and that he would never let 
White people come and live there. He asked whether 
we wanted it all, that we were so greedy ; and said he 
would never sell it unless he received " money gold " 
in casks as high as he could reach. I did not attempt 
to answer him, as he was much excited with drink, 
and indeed gave one no opportunity of putting in a 
word. As he was going out, after finding that I sat 
still smoking without listening to his bullying and 
insulting diatribe, I observed that I had been " all 
" ears, because he was all mouth," and that " two 
" mouths could not talk where one filled the house ;" 
which amused some of his own followers. 
I found him calmer in thepa some little time after-< 
wards, and he asked me whether E Ahu was coming 
after me. When I answered that he was, he ran on 
about Manawatu, and Tf^anganui, and TaranaM, and 
all the land being his everywhere ; and said he was very 
angry with the Ngatiraukawa for having sold Mana- 
watu. ** You shall see," said he, " how I will boo- 
" hoo'boo at K Ahu about it when he comes ;" meaning 
how he would " bounce." I answered very quietly, 
" It is good. I will look when the chiefs begin to 
" speak." 
I had a great idea that Rangi would boo-hoo-boo in 
vain ; for I knew that he had tried to prevent the sale 
by every argument in his power, both here, when the 
first Surveyors went to Manawatu, accompanied by two 
or three chiefs of the Ngatiraukawa, and also at the 
great conference at Otaki, when the sale was finally 
agreed to ; but that E Puke and several other of the 
Ngatiraukawa had laughed at all that he said, and 
told him to go away, for he had nothing to do with it. 
Rangihaeata, however, kept showing me the gri- 
