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In
the
Maori
religion
the
possession
of
these
relics
is
regarded
as
indispensable
to
the
destinies
of
the
future
life
;
not
the
perishable
flesh
,
but
the
bones
,
which
are
collected
with
the
greatest
care
,
cleaned
,
scraped
,
polished
,
even
varnished
,
and
then
deposited
in
the
"
oudoupa
,
"
that
is
the
"
house
of
glory
.
"
These
tombs
are
adorned
with
wooden
statues
,
representing
with
perfect
exactness
the
tattoo
of
the
deceased
.
But
now
their
tombs
would
be
left
empty
,
the
religious
rites
would
be
unsolemnized
,
and
the
bones
that
escaped
the
teeth
of
the
wild
dog
would
whiten
without
burial
on
the
field
of
battle
.
Then
the
sorrowful
chorus
redoubled
.
The
menaces
of
the
women
were
intensified
by
the
imprecations
of
the
men
against
the
Europeans
.
Abusive
epithets
were
lavished
,
the
accompanying
gestures
became
more
violent
.
The
howl
was
about
to
end
in
brutal
action
.
Kai-Koumou
,
fearing
that
he
might
be
overpowered
by
the
fanatics
of
his
tribe
,
conducted
his
prisoners
to
a
sacred
place
,
on
an
abruptly
raised
plateau
at
the
other
end
of
the
"
pah
.
"
This
hut
rested
against
a
mound
elevated
a
hundred
feet
above
it
,
which
formed
the
steep
outer
buttress
of
the
entrenchment
.
In
this
"
Ware-Atoua
,
"
sacred
house
,
the
priests
or
arikis
taught
the
Maories
about
a
Triune
God
,
father
,
son
,
and
bird
,
or
spirit
.
The
large
,
well
constructed
hut
,
contained
the
sacred
and
choice
food
which
Maoui-Ranga-Rangui
eats
by
the
mouths
of
his
priests
.
In
this
place
,
and
safe
for
the
moment
from
the
frenzied
natives
,
the
captives
lay
down
on
the
flax
mats
.
Lady
Helena
was
quite
exhausted
,
her
moral
energies
prostrate
,
and
she
fell
helpless
into
her
husband
's
arms
.
Glenarvan
pressed
her
to
his
bosom
and
said
:
"
Courage
,
my
dear
Helena
;
Heaven
will
not
forsake
us
!
"
Robert
was
scarcely
in
when
he
jumped
on
Wilson
's
shoulders
,
and
squeezed
his
head
through
a
crevice
left
between
the
roof
and
the
walls
,
from
which
chaplets
of
amulets
were
hung
.
From
that
elevation
he
could
see
the
whole
extent
of
the
"
pah
,
"
and
as
far
as
Kai-Koumou
's
house
.
"
They
are
all
crowding
round
the
chief
,
"
said
he
softly
.
"
They
are
throwing
their
arms
about
...
They
are
howling
...
Kai-Koumou
is
trying
to
speak
.
"
Then
he
was
silent
for
a
few
minutes
.
