come to the open window and make a face at them in derision. Peter and
Schweicker looked at each other in speechless indignation.

"The swape av the wurruld!" and Deasy dashed his pipe down at his feet
and smashed it in small pieces, "to go to a native's house first an'
white min sthandin' awaitin' his pleasure. By the sowl av' me mother,
Hans, devil a foot does he put inside my door till he explains phwat he
manes by it."

"Shoost vat you mide expeg from a new chum!" replied Hans, who had lived
in Australia. Then they both went back to their respective houses to
await events.

Now Packenham meant no harm, and had not the faintest idea he was giving
offence. But then, as Denison said, he never would think. Yet on this
occasion he had been thinking. Iakopo had told him that he had collected
enough money to pay for the doors and windows right away, and then
Packenham, who knew that this would surprise and please Denison, told
the teacher that he would call for the money when he came ashore.

"Come to my father's house first--before you go to the white men's,"
said Iakopo's daughter, with a side look at the captain. She hated all
the Deasy girls and Manogi in particular, who had "said things" about
her to Denison, and knew that they would feel furiously jealous of her
if Packenham called at her father's house first. And Packenham said he
would do so.

Half an hour passed, and then the skipper having been paid the money by
the teacher, and having smoked a couple of cigarettes rolled for him by
Miriamu, said he must go. And Miriamu, who wanted to triumph over the
Deasy girls and Manogi, said she would come too. On the Scriptural
principle of casting bread upon the waters she had given Packenham some
presents--a fan, a bottle of scented coconut-oil, and two baked fowls.
These she put into a basket and told her little brother to bring
along--it would annoy the other girls.

During this time Deasy and Hans had been talking over the matter, and
now felt in a better temper. Manogi had said that Denison was a more
important man than Packenham. _He_ wouldn't have gone into the teacher's
house first; and then most likely Miriamu, who was no better than she
ought to be, had called the captain in.

"Why let this vex thee?" she said, "this captain for ever forgetteth
_faa Samoa_ (Samoan custom), and hath been beguiled by Miriamu into her
father's house."

After awhile Deasy and Hans agreed with her, and so when Packenham came