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Chapter 30

           Thevillageoffwhichweanchoredwasbeautifullysituatedattheheadofasmallbay,fromthemarginofwhichtreesofeverydescriptionpeculiartothetropicsroseintherichestluxuriancetothesummitofahillyridge,whichwasthelineofdemarcationbetweenthepossessionsoftheChristiansandthoseoftheneighbouringheathenchief.

           Thesiteofthesettlementwasanextensiveplotofflatland,stretchinginagentleslopefromtheseatothemountain.Thecottagesstoodseveralhundredyardsfromthebeach,andwereprotectedfromtheglareoftheseabytherichfoliageofrowsoflargeBarringtoniaandothertreeswhichgirttheshore.Thevillagewasaboutamileinlength,andperfectlystraight,withawideroaddownthemiddle,oneithersideofwhichwererowsofthetufted-toppedti-tree,whosedelicateandbeautifulblossoms,hangingbeneaththeirplume-crestedtops,addedrichnesstothescene.Thecottagesofthenativeswerebuiltbeneaththesetrees,andwerekeptinthemostexcellentorder,eachhavingalittlegardeninfront,tastefullylaidoutandplanted,whilethewalkswerecoveredwithblackandwhitepebbles.

           EveryhousehaddoorsandVenetianwindows,paintedpartlywithlamp-blackmadefromthecandle-nut,andpartlywithredochre,whichcontrastedpowerfullywiththedazzlingcorallimethatcoveredthewalls.Onaprominentpositionstoodahandsomechurch,whichwasquiteacuriosityinitsway.Itwasahundredfeetlongbyfiftybroad,andwasseatedthroughouttoaccommodateupwardsoftwothousandpersons.

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