"And my twin, the priest guarded her, and because the priest who guarded
my companion saw the prophet who had come here from Kauai to see us,
therefore the priest commanded my grandmother to flee far away; and this
was why I was carried away to Paliuli and why we met there."
CHAPTER XXVI
When the seer heard this story the seer saw plainly that this was the
very one he sought. But in order to make sure, the seer withdrew to a
distance and prayed to his god to confirm the girl's story.
After praying he came back and went to sleep, and as he slept the seer
received the assurance in a vision from his god, saying, "The time has
come to fulfill your wishes, to free you from the weariness of your long
search. She is here--the one who told you her story; this is the one you
are seeking.
"Therefore arise and take the offering you have prepared and lay it
before her, having blessed her in the name of your god.
"This done, linger not; carry them at once to Kauai, this very night,
and let them dwell on the cliffs of Haena in the uplands of
Honopuwaiakua."
At this the seer awoke from his dream; he arose and brought the pig and
the cock and held them out to Laieikawai, saying, "Blessed am I, my
mistress, that my god has shown you to me, for long have I followed you
to win a blessing from you.
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