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"Tell Piri to come up quickly."
"Piri, go with Eeka as your friend; give him a present as such; it is all
right. I go with Semese."
Soon squatting on the platform, wrath fled, and I had to wait to be fed.
"But, Semese, I want to press on to Motumotu and see them. I am afraid
of the weather coming on bad."
"Motumotu to-morrow, Lese to-day; you must have a pig."
"Leave the pig for another visit."
All was of no avail. A fine pig was speared, brought and laid at my
feet. Semese and the people were in the very best humour. Eeka was
delighted with Piri, and the latter had a pig presented to him. We gave
our presents, and, feeling tired, I suggested to our friends that we had
better take the pigs to the other side of the entrance, to Macey Lagoon.
Semese is quite agreeable, now the peace is made, and it was arranged
that he and his party should visit me with sago at Port Moresby. Both
pigs, ready for cooking, were carried into the boat, and the excited
crowd, this time all unarmed, were on the shore to see us off.
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