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"He is both a good priest and a good man." He then directed him to the worthy clergy-man's residence, which was not more than a mile and a half from the town, and the stranger lost little time in reaching it. On approaching the house, he was much struck with the extraordinary air of neatness, cleanliness, and comfort, which characterized not only the house itself, but everything about it.
The sweet clear whistle of the tui or parson-bird so called from his glossy black suit and white wattles curling exactly where a clergy-man's bands would be, could be heard at a distance; whilst overhead the soft cooing of the wild pigeons, and the hoarse croak of the ka-ka or native parrot, made up the music of the birds' orchestra.
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