four o'clock
The wild abandon , the primitive gesture of modesty , the eyes of adoration -- symbolically expressed as detached entities floating about the loved one -- all are present in this remarkable picture . Thus expressed , too , we may find the ever-present ocean , the waving palms and , if we seek carefully , the Kawa herself , scudding before the trade wind . Truly may this be called , as the artist prefers , the Venus of Polynesia . -RSB- By four o'clock the beach was thronged with thousands of gleaming bodies . Festivity and rejoicing were in every eye . Shouts of welcome , bursts of laughter , and the resounding slap of friendly hand on visiting hip or shoulder , the dignified welcome of the chiefs , cries of children , dances and games , myriad details of social amity -- all presented a picture of unspoiled Polynesia such as is found in the Filberts alone . When I forget it , may I be forgot .