For a Korong, though it be a part of his privilege to contend, if he will, with Too-Keela-Keela for the high godship and princedom of this isle, may only do so at certain appointed times, places, and seasons.

Above all things, it is necessary that he should first find out the hiding-place of the soul of Too-Keela-Keela.

For though the Too-Keela-Keela for the time that is, be animated by the god, yet, for greater security, he doth not keep his soul in his own body, but, being above all things the god of fruitfulness and generation, who causes women to bear children, and the plant called taro to bring forth its increase, he keepeth his soul in the great sacred tree behind his temple, which is thus the Father of All Trees, and the chiefest abode of the great god Too-Keela-Keela.
"Nor does Too-Keela-Keela's soul abide equally in every part of this aforesaid tree; but in a certain bough of it, resembling a mistletoe, which hath yellow leaves, and, being broken off, groweth ever green and yellow afresh; which is the central mystery of all their Sathanic religion.

For in this very bough--easy to be discerned by the eye among the green leaves of the tree--" the bird paused and faltered.
Muriel leaned forward in an agony of excitement.

"Among the green leaves of the tree--" she went on soothing him.
Her voice seemed to give the parrot a fresh impulse to speak.