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He hana maikaʻi kā lākou, akā kānalua wau inā he kāne ka lede kekahi o nā kāne! ʻO ka hopena hope loa, inā makemake ka wahine i ʻelua pū i ka manawa hoʻokahi, hiki iā ia ke kūʻai i kahi pāʻani. Akā ʻo ka ʻae ʻana i ka lua o ke kāne e hele mai i kāna wahine, manaʻo wau he mea noʻonoʻo ʻole!
ʻO kahi ʻōniʻoniʻo wai āu i loaʻa ai ma laila. Ke noʻonoʻo nei i ka ʻōpala a ka negro, ʻaʻole wau e kahaha no ke aha i makemake ai nā wahine keʻokeʻo i kēlā ʻano kāne. Inā ʻaʻole no ka stigma kaiapili ma ko mākou ʻāina, hele ka hapa nui o nā wahine i ʻApelika a ʻimi i mau hoa.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻopaʻa i kahi kaikamahine i kēia wai momona ma ke alanui e like me kēlā. Ua ʻike ʻia ʻo ia he moʻomeheu liʻiliʻi iaʻu i ka wā mua, akā ua hoʻoholo koke ʻo ia e moe me kahi kāne a hele maikaʻi nā mea a pau.