28_th_.--Last night, a chief, Biaiori, of Eribagu, slept in the house
with us, to be ready to lead us to his village and other villages about
in the morning. We started about half-past seven; but it was evident at
the start he had been talked over during the night in quiet whisperings,
so as not to take us anywhere but his own village. We walked about a
mile and a half, and came to his village, in a fine dry position, much
preferable to the one we had left--good houses, one house floored with
cedar slabs, and having a fine verandah all round. I wished to see a
chief I had met yesterday, Jaroga, and was told he was at the next
village, so we up with our bundles and away for about half a mile further
on, to a nice clean village. I at once asked Jaroga to lead us to the
places he named yesterday; he was quite willing, and began pointing in
the various directions, and naming the villages, but was soon silenced by
signs and words from others; he then said he could not go; so we left to
go to Epakari; a young man very much attached to Maka, and who has been
with us for ten days, having promised yesterday to lead us there.
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