The teacher showed himself, and, explaining that we were friends and wished to palaver with the chief, desired the native to go and tell him to come on board.
Only I do wish these fellows would bring theirpalaver to an end, and let me find out who my friend is.
Let dese men hab dere palaver out; dey no talk of kill 'ou now.
We're here waitin' for a properpalaver with this officer, and I reckon when he's ready we won't be so anxious to get our grievance to his ears.
That evening there was a serious palaver round the camp fire, and Silver Fox and his friends were rewarded with a portion of the stores.
Then Nassaline, aided by our sailor who understood the Kanaka language, began to palaver with them.
When the man has procured the wherewithal for the completion of the match, he proceeds to the house of his sweetheart's parents and, the relations and friends of both parties having assembled, the palaver begins.
These last having been brought, thepalaver begins, when the amount of dowry is discussed.
The day of the great marriage palaver having arrived, the relations and friends of both parties assemble and dispose themselves into two groups--one group being the relations and friends of the bride, and the other of the bridegroom.
A day is appointed, and the match-making palaver takes place.
We youngsters were irritated and impatient over what seemed to us useless palaver about minor details.
He must come ashore,--I want to have a palaver with him.
The teacher showed himself, and explaining that we were friends and wished to palaver with the chief, desired the native to go and tell him to come on board.
Palaver of the particular kind had subsided before their intense pre-occupation in war as a craft.
All this palaver had evidently tired him, and he now puffed out his lips with the air of a man who is willing to submit to any conditions if he can only bring on the row soon enough.
At Pamaunky there was the same sort of palaverwith Opechancanough, the king, to whom Smith the year before had expounded the mysteries of history, geography, and astronomy.
He missed him one day when he was holding a great palaver in the hall, and wandered about in search of him.
The palaver over, the Governor returned to his room to write, and the door being open, he heard Saï coming slowly up the stairs.
The palaver not having yet concluded, they had full leisure to contemplate the scene around them.
A walk of about ten minutes brought them to his house, and they found him in the palaver square which belongs to it, busily engaged in writing, and surrounded by a great number of his principal people.
Hereupon the kafir put her into confinement, and called a palaver on the Bushreen's conduct, which Mr. Park was invited to attend.
I have made king Boy a handsome present from the ordnance stores you were good enough to supply me with, and he accompanies me to the Eboe country to settle the palaver with king Obie.
A palaver was held, and all the arguments which Stibbs could bring forward, failed to produce the desired effect upon his alarmed crew.
When a death occurs a solemn assembly is held in a palaver house to inquire into its cause; and as witchcraft is the one often assigned it results in death to some unfortunate individual suspected of the crime.
A palaver was opened with the assembled chiefs, in which Stanley was formally received and stated his object.
Then we went to another village, where they were having a palaver over a sick man.
A palaveris called and whites and natives put themselves on political and also commercial equality, with as much of social relationship as suits the tastes of either party.
Irksome as the palaver must prove to white people, it ought not to be forgotten that natives enjoy it, and its sessions are valves for the escape of passions which otherwise might result in great harm.
This, with much more nonsense, was carried on, when I tried to get a hearing, but nothing of this kind could be done till the palaver was over, and the sick man was finished.
Every village has its council place, its assembly hut or its palaver tree.
A shortpalaver reconciled him to the situation, and Stanley departed with the assurance that Usindi might be counted on as a safe stopping-place in the future.
One fine day the chief devil of all the army of them came and make palaver with the woman, and she make palaver with her husband, and the man and woman got bad, and join the devil in his rebellion against Niswa.
He had a palaver with the men, and they agreed to carry till we could find natives who would do it.
An African palaver may appear to be very idle to us, and considering its length--sometimes days and even weeks--it is a terrible bore to white people who have to wait till it ends.
In the palaver house of the city he listened to complaints, as was his custom.
The palaver waited for Bosambo of the Ochori to speak, but he was silent, for he had not grasped the bias of the Commissioner's mind.
Let the palaver finish," he said, "I am ready to go.
The palaver is finished," said Bosambo magnificently.
The palaver is finished," said Sanders, and the little man descended the wooden steps to the sandy garden path.
There was a palaver that night, where all men spoke at once, and the Kiko king did not more than bite his nails nervously.
I go now to make a grand palaver for my friend and father Bosambo, for he trusts me above all men and has sent me to the Isisi.
For he had seen the beginnings of wars in pin-point differences, and had watched an expedition of eight thousand men march into the bush to settle a palaver concerning a cooking-pot.
Tell me, Kilimini," he said, "what palaver is this that the king your master has?
Even now I go to make a long palaver with him, and, when I return, you shall hear news of strange happenings.
And because I alone in all the land can make palaver with him, Sandi has sent me on a mission to certain kings.
After the palaver had dispersed, a weary Sanders made his way to the Zaire.
Next day there was a palaver with sacrifices of fowl and beast, and blood friendships were sworn fluently.
After pondering a while, and searching for words to make the matter clear to his master's intelligence, he said: "Katikiro palaver man.
If they agree to come in with us, you will bring them to a grand palaver on this same hillside eight days from now.
Tom cut him short, bade him get up, and ordered him to attend the palaver next day with all his men.
The three chiefs of the former palaver had most effectively fulfilled his instructions.
The war-party was detained on our arrival until we should hold a palaver with the old chief and principal braves.
We palaver about the disappearance of Waboose," said the old chief.
I saw by the faces of the Bedeyat that the idea pleased them, and after a longpalaver amongst themselves they made up their minds to accompany me.
Our palaver having ended to the complete satisfaction of all parties, the meeting broke up, and we separated.
Wonderful (I used to think), how easy it is to revive by abundant palaver the drooping spirits of the French!
They invariably met the palaver with a laugh, and let us pass on, for some of them knew who we were.
The chief Karoo came to me one day with his interpreter, whom he caused to make a long palaver about his power, and dominion, and virtues, and his great desire to do much good.
