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Thinking it would be wiser to refrain from asking her any questions until she had at least rested a little--for she seemed to be very weary--I said nothing to her but a few words of welcome, and bade my servants lay the supper, then told her that I was sure she was both hungry and tired. She replied that she certainly was tired, having come on foot from Taritai to save time. The canoe with Tematau was to follow on later in the night when the tide turned, and when there would be more water on the upper sand flats of the lagoon.
"Very well, Niâbon," I said in English, "now sit down and drink a cup of tea and eat a little. Then we can talk."