like nothing better than to treat me in that manner.

Having assured himself that we were fully enlightened on this point, he
proceeded to another branch of the subject. "Ah! Typee me! arkee!--nuee,
nuee mioree--nuee, nuee wai nuee, nuee poee poee--nuee, nuee kokoo--ah! nuee,
nuee kiki--ah! nuee, nuee, nuee!" Which, liberally interpreted as before,
would imply, "Ah, Typee! isn't it a fine place though!--no danger of
starving here, I tell you!--plenty of bread-fruit--plenty of water--plenty of
pudding--ah! plenty of everything, ah! heaps, heaps, heaps!" All this was
accompanied by a running commentary of signs and gestures which it was
impossible not to comprehend.

As he continued his harangue, however, Kory-Kory, in emulation of our more
polished orators, began to launch out rather diffusely into other branches
of his subject, enlarging probably upon the moral reflections it
suggested; and proceeded in such a strain of unintelligible and stunning
gibberish, that he actually gave me the headache for the rest of the day.

CHAPTER XIII

A great event happens in the valley--The island telegraph--Something
befalls Toby--Fayaway displays a tender heart--Melancholy
reflections--Mysterious conduct of the islanders--Devotion of
Kory-Kory--A rural couch--A luxury--Kory-Kory strikes a light _a la_
Typee.

In the course of a few days Toby had recovered from the effects of his
adventure with the Happar warriors; the wound on his head rapidly healing
under the vegetable treatment of the good Tinor. Less fortunate than my
companion, however, I still continued to languish under a complaint, the
origin and nature of which was still a mystery. Cut off as I was from all
intercourse with the civilized world, and feeling the inefficacy of
anything the natives could do to relieve me; knowing, too, that so long as
I remained in my present condition it would be impossible for me to leave
the valley, whatever opportunity might present itself; and apprehensive
that ere long we might be exposed to some caprice on the part of the
islanders, I now gave up all hopes of recovery, and became a prey to the
most gloomy thoughts. A deep dejection fell upon me, which neither the
friendly remonstrances of my companion, the devoted attentions of
Kory-Kory, nor all the soothing influences of Fayaway, could remove.

One morning, as I lay on the mats in t