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NEARLYthreeweekshadelapsedsincethesecondvisitofMarnoo，anditmusthavebeenmorethanfourmonthssinceIenteredthevalley，whenoneday，aboutnoon，andwhilsteverythingwasinprofoundsilence，Mow-Mow，theone-eyedchief，suddenlyappearedatthedoor，andleaningforwardstowardsmeasIlaydirectlyfacinghim，said，inalowtone，“Tobypemiena，“(Tobyhasarrivedhere。)
Graciousheaven！Whatatumultofemotionsrusheduponmeatthisstartlingintelligence！Insensibletothepainthathadbeforedistractedme，Ileapedtomyfeet，andcalledwildlytoKory-Kory，whowasreposingbymyside。Thestartledislanderssprangfromtheirmats；thenewswasquicklycommunicatedtothem；andthenextmomentIwasmakingmywaytotheTionthebackofKory-Kory，andsurroundedbytheexcitedsavages。
AllthatIcouldcomprehendoftheparticularswhichMow-Mowrehearsedtohisauditorsasweproceeded，wasthatmylong-lostcompanionhadarrivedinaboatwhichhadjustenteredthebay。
Thesetidingsmadememostanxioustobecarriedatoncetothesea，lestsomeuntowardcircumstanceshouldpreventourmeeting；buttothistheywouldnotconsent，andcontinuedtheircoursetowardstheroyalabode。Asweapproachedit，Meheviandseveralchiefsshowedthemselvesfromthepiazza，andcalleduponusloudlytocometothem。
Assoonaswehadapproached，IendeavouredtomakethemunderstandthatIwasgoingdowntotheseatomeetToby。Tothisthekingobjected，andmotionedKory-Korytobringmeintothehouse。Itwasinvaintoresist；andinafewmomentsIfoundmyselfwithintheTi，surroundedbyanoisygroupengagedindiscussingtherecentintelligence。Toby’snamewasfrequentlyrepeated，coupledwithviolentexclamationsofastonishment。Itseemedasiftheyyetremainedindoubtwithregardtothefactofhisarrival，andateveryfreshreportthatwasbroughtfromtheshoretheybetrayedtheliveliestemotions。
Almostfrenziedatbeingheldinthisstateofsuspense，I
passionatelybesoughtMehevitopermitmetoproceed。Whethermycompanionhadarrivedornot，Ifeltapresentimentthatmyownfatewasabouttobedecided。AgainandagainIrenewedmypetitiontoMehevi。Heregardedmewithafixedandseriouseye，butatlength，yieldingtomyimportunity，reluctantlygrantedmyrequest。
Accompaniedbysomefiftyofthenatives，Inowrapidlycontinuedmyjourney，everyfewmomentsbeingtransferredfromthebackofonetoanother，andurgingmybearerforwardallthewhilewithearnestentreaties。AsIthushurriedforward，nodoubtastothetruthoftheinformationIhadreceivedevercrossedmymind。Iwasaliveonlytotheoneoverwhelmingidea，thatachanceofdeliverancewasnowaffordedme，ifthejealousoppositionofthesavagescouldbeovercome。
Havingbeenprohibitedfromapproachingtheseaduringthewholeofmystayinthevalley，Ihadalwaysassociatedwithittheideaofescape。Toby，too-ifindeedhehadevervoluntarilydesertedme-
musthaveeffectedhisflightbythesea；andnowthatIwasdrawingneartoitmyself，IindulgedinhopeswhichIhadneverfeltbefore。Itwasevidentthataboathadenteredthebay，andIsawlittlereasontodoubtthetruthofthereportthatithadbroughtmycompanion。Everytime，therefore，thatwegainedanelevation，I
lookedeagerlyaround，hopingtobeholdhim。
Inthemidstofanexcitedthrong，whobytheirviolentgesturesandwildcriesappearedtobeundertheinfluenceofsomeexcitementasstrongasmyown，Iwasnowbornealongatarapidtrot，frequentlystoopingmyheadtoavoidth
