CHAPTER I
We get under way. Polynesia's busiest corner. Our ship's
company. A
patriotic celebration rudely interrupted. In the grip of
the elements.
Necessary repairs. A night vigil. Land ho!
CHAPTER II
A real discovery. Polynesia analyzed. The astounding
nature of the
Filberts. Their curious sound, and its reason. We make
a landing. Our
first glimpse of the natives. The value of
vaudeville.
CHAPTER III
Our handsome hosts. En route to the interior. Native
flora and fauna.
We arrive at the capital. A lecture on Filbertine
architecture. A
strange taboo. The serenade.
CHAPTER IV
A few of our native companions. Filbertine diet.
Physiological
observations. We make a tour of the island. A call on
the ladies.
Baahaabaa gives a feast. The embarrassments of
hospitality. An alcoholic
escape.
CHAPTER V
A frank statement. We vote on the question of matrimony. A
triple
wedding. An epithalmic verse. We remember the Kawa. An
interview
with William Henry Thomas. Triplett's strategy. Safe
within the atoll.
CHAPTER VI
Marital memories. A pillow-fight on the beach. A deep-sea
devil. The
opening in the atoll. Swank paints a portrait. The fatu-liva
bird and
its curious gift. My adventure with the wak-wak.
Saved!
CHAPTER VII
Excursions beyond the outer reef. Our aquatic wives.
Premonitions. A
picnic on the mountain. Hearts and flowers. Whinney
delivers a
geological dissertation. Babai finds a fatu-liva
nest. The strange
flower in my wife's hair.
CHAPTER VIII
Swank's popularity on the Island. Whinney's jealousy.
An artistic duel.
Whinney's deplorable condition. An assembly of the
Archipelago.
Water-sports on the reef. The Judgment.
CHAPTER IX
More premonitions. Triplett's curious behavior. A call
from Baahaabaa.
We visit William Henry Thomas. His bride. The
christening. A hideous
discovery. Pros and Cons. Out heart-breaking
decision. A stirrup-cup
of lava-lava.
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