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As they heard my footsteps on the gravel, their conversation dropped a little, but they all gave me Tiakapo! as usual, invited me to enter and sit down and smoke, and then went on with either their work or their pastime. "Now," I thought, as I sat down on the mat brought to me, "I shall get these fellows to tell me the meaning of all this reticence about the disposal of Krause's body."
"Very well," I said, with a laugh, "I will talk Tarawan to you: Tiâkâpo, Lucia." "Tiâkâpo, Simi;" and her voice was pleasant and sweet to hear, although the word tiakako meant nothing more than "good-night."
The first houses I passed on the outskirts of the village were occupied only by women and children, who all gave me their usual cheerful greeting of Tiakapo, Simi!
"Good-night, again," both she and Niâbon cried, and Tematau also called out Tiâkâpo! "Good-night, good-night," I shouted, swaying our boat lantern in farewell. "Tiâkâpo, Tematau. May you all sleep well." They made some merry laughing response, in which they were joined by their hosts, and then Tepi and I were alone.
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