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Once again Bella's small teeth pressed into her underlip, as she gazed vacantly seaward and won control of herself and her memories. "It was on, and on, through all Kona, and all Kau, from Hoopuloa and Kapua to Honuapo and Punaluu, a life-time of living compressed into two short weeks. A flower blooms but once.
The married couples had the upper house, and John Cho, Simeona, and Kapua had obtained a draught-board, and had regularly given themselves up to draught-playing, night and day, neglecting all the household duties they were expected to perform, to the great annoyance of their wives, who had to carry the water, and do their husbands' work in other ways as well their own.
Bishop looks after them, washes the babies, tends the women when sick, &c., while I, by virtue of being a bachelor, shirk all the trouble. One of these women is now coming for the second time to the college; her name is Carry. Margaret Cho is on her second visit, and Hrarore is the young bride of Kapua, now coming for his third time, and baptized last year.
"I do but ask thee some little things. It matters not to me what the answer is. Yet see that thou keepest nothing hidden from me." The girl, with parted lips and one hand on his, waited. "Before thou became my wife, Nalia, hadst thou any lovers?" "Yes, two Kapua and Tafu-le-Afi." "And since?" "May I choke and perish here before thee if I lie! None."
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