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There were neither idols nor signs of paganism, except that the floor, which resembled the dripstone of Tenerife, was smoothed by the feet of the old worshippers. When steaming round the south-western point we saw at least so it was said the famous 'devil-house' which gave the islands their Portuguese name.
Looking out some illustrated texts she sends a few with a kindly message to all the big men, reminding them that Mr. Anderson expects them at service. Then she sets out for the town, and few people escape her keen eye and persuasive words. "Why are you not going to God's House?" she asks a man who is sitting at the door of his hut. Close by are the remains of a devil-house.
She was a little startled by these demonstrations, but was told the people were merely wishing to make friends with her, and she soon overcame her nervousness. Her first meeting was held while she was with one of the native agents, John Baillie, and took place in the shade of a large tree beside a devil-house built for a dead man's spirit, and stocked with food.
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