Sometimes，inthecooloftheevening，mydevotedservitorwouldleadmeoutuponthepi-piinfrontofthehouse，and，seatingmenearitsedge，protectmyoccasionallyhoveredintheair，bywrappingmeroundwithalargerolloftappa。Hethenbustledabout，andemployedhimselfatleasttwentyminutesinadjustingeverythingtosecuremypersonalcomfort。
Havingperfectedhisarrangements，hewouldgetmypipe，and，lightingit，wouldhandittome。Oftenhewasobligedtostrikealightfortheoccasion；andasthemodeheadoptedwasentirelydifferentfromwhatIhadeverseenorheardofbefore，Iwilldescribeit。
Astraight，dry，andpartly-decayedstickoftheHabiscus，aboutsixfeetinlength，andhalfasmanyinchesindiameter，withasmallerbitofwood，notmorethanafootlong，andscarcelyaninchwide，isasinvariablytobemetwithineveryhouseinTypee，asaboxoflucifermatchesinthecornerofakitchen-cupboardathome。
Theislander，placingthelargerstickobliquelyagainstsomeobject，withoneendelevatedatanangleofforty-fivedegrees，mountsastrideofit，likeanurchinabouttogallopoffuponacane，andthen，graspingthesmalleronefirmlyinbothhands，herubsitspointedendslowlyupanddowntheextentofafewinchesontheprincipalstick，untilatlasthemakesanarrowgrooveinthewood，withanabruptterminationatthepointfarthestfromhim，whereallthedustyparticleswhichthefrictioncreatesareaccumulatedinalittleheap。
AtfirstKory-Korygoestoworkquiteleisurely，butgraduallyquickenshispace，and，waxingwarmintheemployment，edge，drivesthestickfuriouslyalongthesmokingchannel，plyinghishandstoandfrowithamazingrapidity，theperspirationstartingfromeverypore。Asheapproachestheclimaxofhiseffort，hepantsandgaspsforbreath，andhiseyesalmoststartfromtheirsocketswiththeviolenceofhisexertions。Thisisthecriticalstageoftheoperation；allhispreviouslaboursarevainifhecannotsustaintherapidityofthemovementuntilthereluctantsparkisproduced。