Robert Louis Stevenson,
Vailima Letters — Chapter IV
(1895)
“ The next day was a long one; I was at a marriage of G. the banker to Fanua, the virgin of Apia. Bride and bridesmaids were all in the old high dress; the ladies were all native; the men, with the exception of Seumanu, all white. ”
Robert Louis Stevenson,
Vailima Letters — Chapter IV
(1895)
“ Well, after this excursion into tongues that have never been alive - though I assure you we have one capital book in the language, a book of fables by an old missionary of the unpromising name of Pratt, which is simply the best and the most literary version of the fables known to me. I suppose I should except La Fontaine, but L. F. takes a long time ”
Robert Louis Stevenson,
Vailima Letters — Chapter IV
(1895)
“ We're quarrelling, the villages, we've beaten the wooden drum's, Sa femisai o nu'u, sa taia o pate, Is expounded there by the justice, Ua Atuatuvale a le faamasino e, The chief justice, the terrified justice, Le faamasino sili, le faamasino se, Is on the point of running away the justice, O le a solasola le faamasino e, The justice denied any influence, the terrified justice, O le faamasino le ai a, le faamasino se, O le a solasola le faamasino e. ”
