Anexchangeofnamesisequivalenttoaratificationofgood-willandamityamongthesesimplepeople；andaswewereawareofthisfact，weweredelightedthatithadtakenplaceonthepresentoccasion。
Reclininguponourmats，wenowheldakindoflevee，givingaudiencetosuccessivetroopsofthenatives，whointroducedthemselvestousbypronouncingtheirrespectivenames，andretiredinhighgoodhumouronreceivingoursinreturn。Duringtheceremonythegreatestmerrimentprevailed，nearlyeveryannouncementonthepartoftheislandersbeingfollowedbyafreshsallyofgaiety，whichinducedmetobelievethatsomeofthematleastwereinnocentlydivertingthecompanyatourexpense，bybestowinguponthemselvesastringofabsurdtitles，ofthehonourofwhichwewere，ofcourse，entirelyignorant。
Allthisoccupiedaboutanhour，whenthethronghavingalittlediminished，IturnedtoMehevi，andgavehimtounderstandthatwewereinneedoffoodandsleep。Immediatelytheattentivechiefaddressedafewwordstooneofthecrowd，whodisappeared，andreturnedinafewmomentswithacalabashof“poee-poee，“andtwoorthreeyoungcocoa-nutsstrippedoftheirhusks，andwiththeirshellspartlybroken。Webothofusforthwithplacedoneofthesenaturalgobletstoourlips，anddraineditinamomentoftherefreshingdraughtitcontained。Thepoee-poeewasthenplacedbeforeus，andevenfamishedasIwas，Ipausedtoconsiderinwhatmannertoconveyittomymouth。
ThisstaplearticleoffoodamongtheMarqueseislandersismanufacturedfromtheproduceofthebread-fruittree。Itsomewhatresemblesinitsplasticnatureourbookbinders’paste，isofayellowcolour，andsomewhattarttothetaste。
Suchwasthedish，themeritsofwhichIwasnoweagertodiscuss。