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TYPEE Herman Melville

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  notonlydotheirfeetdance,buttheirarms,hands,fingers,ay,theirveryeyesseemtodanceintheirheads。

  Thedamselswearnothingbutflowersandtheircompendiousgalatunics;andwhentheyplumethemselvesforthedance,onewouldalmostthinkthattheywereabouttotakewing。

  Unlesssomeparticularfestivitywasgoingforward,theinmatesofMarheyo’shouseretiredtotheirmatsratherearlyintheevening;butnotforthenight,since,afterslumberinglightlyforawhile,theyroseagain,relittheirtapers,partookofthethirdandlastmealoftheday,atwhichpoee-poeealonewaseaten,andthen,afterinhalinganarcoticwhifffromapipeoftobacco,disposedthemselvesforthegreatbusinessofthenight-sleep。WiththeMarquesansitmightalmostbestyledthegreatbusinessoflife,fortheypassalargeportionoftheirtimeinthearmsofSomnus。Thenativestrengthoftheirconstitutionisnowayshownmoreemphaticallythaninthequantityofsleeptheycanendure。Tomanyofthem,indeed,lifeislittleelsethananofteninterruptedandluxuriousnap。

  ALMOSTeverycountryhasitsmedicinalspringsfamedfortheirhealingvirtues。TheCheltenhamofTypeeisembosomedinthedeepestsolitude,andbutseldomreceivesavisitor。Itissituatedremotefromanydwelling,alittlewayupthemountain,neartheheadofthevalley;andyouapproachitbyapathwayshadedbythemostbeautifulfoliage,andadornedwithathousandfragrantplants。

  ThemineralwatersofArvaWai*oozedforthfromthecrevicesofarock,andglidingdownitsmossyside,fallatlast,inmanyclusteringdrops,intoanaturalbasinofstone,fringedroundwithgrassanddewy-lookinglittleviolet-colouredflowers,asfreshandbeautifulastheperpetualmoisturetheyenjoycanmakethem。

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