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Chapter 30

           Ithadsixlargefolding-doors,andtwelvewindowswithVenetianblinds;andalthoughalargeandsubstantialedifice,ithadbeenbuilt,weweretoldbytheteacher:inthespaceoftwomonths!Therewasnotasingleironnailinthefabric,andthenativeshadconstructeditchieflywiththeirstoneandboneaxesandothertools,havingonlyoneortwoaxesortoolsofEuropeanmanufacture.Everythingaroundthisbeautifulspotworeanaspectofpeaceandplenty;andaswedroppedouranchorwithinastone’s-castofthesubstantialcoralwharf,IcouldnotavoidcontrastingitwiththewretchedvillageofEmo,whereIhadwitnessedsomanyfrightfulscenes.Whentheteacherafterwardstoldmethatthepeopleofthistribehadbecomeconvertsonlyayearprevioustoourarrival,andthattheyhadbeenlivingbeforethatinthepracticeofthemostbloodysystemofidolatry,Icouldnotrefrainfromexclaiming,"WhataconvincingproofthatChristianityisofGod!"

           Onlandingfromourlittleboatwewerereceivedwithawarmwelcomebytheteacherandhiswife,thelatterbeingalsoanative,clothedinasimpleEuropeangownandastrawbonnet.Theshorewaslinedwithhundredsofnatives,whosepersonswereallmoreorlessclothedwithnativecloth.Someofthemenhadonakindofponchoformedofthiscloth,theirlegsbeinguncovered;othersworeclumsilyfashionedtrousers,andnouppergarmentexcepthatsmadeofstrawandcloth.

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