An occurrence which happened about this time affected me most powerfully.
I have already mentioned that from the ridge-pole of Marheyo's house were suspended a number of packages enveloped in tappa.

Many of these I had often seen in the hands of the natives, and their contents had been examined in my presence.

But there were three packages hanging very nearly over the place where I lay, which from their remarkable appearance had often excited my curiosity.

Several times I had asked Kory-Kory to show me their contents, but my servitor, who, in almost every other particular had acceded to my wishes, refused to gratify me in this.
One day, returning unexpectedly from the 'Ti', my arrival seemed to throw the inmates of the house into the greatest confusion.

They were seated together on the mats, and by the lines which extended from the roof to the floor I immediately perceived that the mysterious packages were for some purpose or another under inspection.