Every Papalagi has a profession. It’s hard to say exactly what that means. It is something for which you are supposed to have a big appetite, but seems to be lacking most of the time. Having a profession means, always doing the same things. Doing it so often that you can do it with your eyes closed and without strain. When my hands would do nothing but build huts or weave mats, then my profession is hut-builder or mat-weaver. When a white man says that he is a tussi-tussi (1), then that is a profession. He does nothing else but write one letter after the other. Next Page