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TheKannaka，however，stillmaintainedhisground，andIatonceperceivedthathewasseekingtopurchasemyfreedom。Animatedbytheidea，Icalleduponhimloudlytocometome；buthereplied，inbrokenEnglish，thattheislandershadthreatenedtopiercehimwiththeirspears，ifhestirredafoottowardsme。AtthistimeIwasstilladvancing，surroundedbyadensethrongofthenatives，severalofwhomhadtheirhandsuponme，andmorethanonejavelinwasthreateninglypointedatme。StillIperceivedclearlythatmanyofthoseleastfriendlytowardsmelookedirresoluteandanxious。
IwasstillsomethirtyyardsfromKarakoee，whenmyfurtherprogresswaspreventedbythenatives，whocompelledmetositdownupontheground，whiletheystillretainedtheirholduponmyarms。
Thedinandtumultnowbecametenfold，andIperceivedthatseveralofthepriestswereonthespot，allofwhomwereevidentlyurgingMow-Mowandtheotherchiefstopreventmydeparture；andthedetestableword-“Roo-ne！Roo-ne！“whichIhadheardrepeatedathousandtimesduringtheday，wasnowshoutedoutoneverysideofme。StillIsawthattheKannakacontinuedhisexertionsinmyfavour-
thathewasboldlydebatingthematterwiththesavages，andwasstrivingtoenticethembydisplayinghisclothandpowder，andsnappingthelockofhismusket。Butallhesaidordidappearedonlytoaugmenttheclamoursofthosearoundhim，whoseemedbentupondrivinghimintothesea。
WhenIrememberedtheextravagantvalueplacedbythesepeopleuponthearticleswhichwereofferedtotheminexchangeforme，andwhichweresoindignantlyrejected，Isawanewproofofthesamefixeddeterminationofpurposetheyhadallalongmanifestedwithregardtome，andindespair，andrecklessofconsequences，I
exertedallmystrength，and，shakingmyselffreefromthegraspofthosewhoheldme，IspranguponmyfeetandrushedtowardsKarakoee。
Therashattemptnearlydecidedmyfate！for，fearfulthatImightslipfromthem，severaloftheislandersnowraisedasimultaneousshout，andpressinguponKarakoee，theymenacedhimwithfuriousgestures，andactuallyforcedhimintothesea。Appalledattheirviolence，thepoorfellow，standingnearlytothewaistinthesurf，endeavouredtopacifythem；butatlength，fearfulthattheywoulddotopacifyhimsomefatalviolence，hebeckonedtohiscomradestopullinatonce，andtakehimintotheboat。
Itwasatthisagonizingmoment，whenIthoughtallhopewasended，thatanewcontestarosebetweenthetwopartieswhohadaccompaniedmetotheshore；blowswerestruck，woundsweregiven，andbloodflowed。Intheinterestexcitedbythefray，everyonehadleftmeexceptMarheyo，Kory-Kory，andpoordearFayaway，whoclungtome，sobbingconvulsively。Isawthatnoworneverwasthemoment。
Claspingmyhandstogether，IlookedimploringlyatMarheyo，andmovedtowardsthenowalmostdesertedbeach。Thetearswereintheoldman’seyes，butneitherhenorKory-Koryattemptedtoholdme，andIsoonreachedtheKannaka，whohadanxiouslywatchedmymovements；therowerspulledinasnearastheydaredtotheedgeofthesurf；IgaveonepartingembracetoFayaway，whoseemedspeechlesswithsorrow，andthenextinstantIfoundmyselfsafeintheboat，andKarakoeebymyside，whotoldtherowersatoncetogiveway。MarheyoandKory-Kory，andagreatmanyofthewomen，followedmeintothewater，andIwasdetermined，astheonlymarkofgratitudeIcouldshow，togivethemthearticleswhichhadbeenbroughtasmyransom。I
handedthemuskettoKory-Kory，indoingwhichhewouldfainhavetakenholdofme，threwtherollofcottontooldMarheyo，pointingasIdidsotopoorFayaway，whohadretiredfromtheedgeofthewater
