They seemed to relish it
much, and the gravy was much thought of. They say pig is nothing
compared to snake. Ah, well, tastes differ.
9_th_.--We had a few noisy strangers in the village, and they seemed to
be anxious that all they had to say should be heard in every house. The
conversation is kept up by the inmates of the various houses, and at
times all are speaking and trying to drown one another. A lull comes,
and you fancy the turmoil is ended, and so roll on your side for a sleep;
but, alas, it was only drawing breath, the noise being perhaps worse than
before. Our chief and his wife had a quarrel over something or other
last evening. Of course the woman had the best of it. Strange, she said
very little, but that little seemed to be to the point. Every now and
again he would shout, _Pirikava_! _pirikava_! _pirikava_! (Dear me! dear
me! dear me!), and then scream and rage. The wife would then laugh at
him, which made him worse, screaming and dancing more than ever. She
would then say something, which he would answer, and so quieted him down
a little.
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