Дети капитана Гранта

           Thepathwhichleduptotheintrenchment,layacrossfieldsof"phormium"andagroveofbeautifultrees,the"kai-kateas"withpersistentleavesandredberries;"dracaenasaustralis,"the"ti-trees"ofthenatives,whosecrownisagracefulcounterpartofthecabbage-palm,and"huious,"whichareusedtogiveablackdyetocloth.Largedoveswithmetallicsheenontheirplumage,andaworldofstarlingswithreddishcarmeles,flewawayattheapproachofthenatives.

           Afterarathercircuitouswalk,Glenarvanandhispartyarrivedatthe"pah."

           Thefortresswasdefendedbyanouterinclosureofstrongpalisades,fifteenfeethigh;asecondlineofstakes;thenafencecomposedofosiers,withloop-holes,inclosed

           V.IV.Vernetheinnerspace,thatistheplateauofthe"pah,"onwhichwereerectedtheMaoribuildings,andaboutfortyhutsarrangedsymmetrically.

           Whenthecaptivesapproachedtheywerehorror-struckatthesightoftheheadswhichadornedthepostsoftheinnercircle.LadyHelenaandMaryGrantturnedawaytheireyesmorewithdisgustthanwithterror.Theseheadswerethoseofhostilechiefswhohadfalleninbattle,andwhosebodieshadservedtofeedtheconquerors.Thegeographerrecognizedthatitwasso,fromtheireyesocketsbeinghollowanddeprivedofeye-balls.

           Glenarvanandhiscompanionshadtakeninallthissceneataglance.Theystoodnearanemptyhouse,waitingthepleasureofthechief,andexposedtotheabuseofacrowdofoldcrones.