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“So，“saidhe，“youandIhadbettergotoNukuhevanowoverland，andto-morrowIwillbringTommo，astheycallhim，bywater；theyhavepromisedtocarryhimdowntotheseaformeearlyinthemorning，sothattherewillbenodelay。“
“No，no，“saidTobydesperately，“Iwillnotleavehimthatway；
wemustescapetogether。“
“Thereisnohopeforyou，“exclaimedthesailor，“forifI
leaveyouhereonthebeach，assoonasIamgoneyouwillbecarriedbackintothevalley，andthenneitherofyouwilleverlookupontheseaagain。“AndwithmanyoathshesworethatifhewouldonlygotoNukuhevawithhimthatday，hewouldbesuretohavemetheretheverynextmorning。
“Buthowdoyouknowtheywillbringhimdowntothebeachto-morrow，whentheywillnotdosoto-day？“saidToby。Butthesailorhadmanyreasons，allofwhichweresomixedupwiththemysteriouscustomsoftheislanders，thathewasnonethewiser。Indeed，theirconduct，especiallyinpreventinghimfromreturningintothevalley，wasabsolutelyunaccountabletohim；andaddedtoeverythingelsewasthebitterreflection，thattheoldsailor，afterall，mightpossiblybedeceivinghim。Andthenagainhehadtothinkofme，leftalonewiththenatives，andbynomeanswell。IfhewentwithJimmy，hemightatleasthopetoprocuresomereliefforme。Butmightnotthesavageswhohadactedsostrangely，hurrymeoffsomewherebeforehisreturn？Then，evenheremained，perhapstheywouldnotlethimgobackintothevalleywhereIwas。
Thusperplexedwasmypoorcomrade；heknewnotwhattodo，andhiscourageousspiritwasofnousetohimnow。Therehewas，allbyhimself，seateduponthebrokencanoe-thenativesgroupedaroundhimatadistance，andeyeinghimmoreandmorefixedly。
“Itisgettinglate，“saidJimmy，whowasstandingbehindtherest。“Nukuhevaisfaroff，andIcannotcrosstheHapparcountrybynight。Youseehowitis:-ifyoucomealongwithme，allwillbewell；ifyoudonot，dependuponitneitherofyouwilleverescape。“
“Thereisnohelpforit，“saidToby，atlast，withaheavyheart，“Iwillhavetotrustyou“；andhecameoutfromtheshadowofthelittleshrine，andcastalonglookupthevalley。
“Nowkeepclosetomyside，“saidthesailor，“andletusbemovingquickly。“TinorandFayawayhereappeared；thekind-heartedoldwomanembracingToby’sknees，givingwaytoafloodoftears；whileFayaway，hardlylessmoved，spokesomefewwordsofEnglishshehadlearned，andheldupthreefingersbeforehim-insomanydayshewouldreturn。
AtlastJimmypulledTobyoutofthecrowd，andaftercallingtoayoungTypeewhowasstandingbywithayoungpiginhisarms，allthreestartedforthemountains。
“Ihavetoldthemthatyouarecomingbackagain，“saidtheoldfellow，laughing，astheybegantheascent，“butthey’llhavetowaitalongtime。“Tobyturned，andsawthenativesallinmotion-thegirlswavingtheirtappasinadieu，andthementheirspears。Asthelastfigureenteredthegrovewithonearmraised，andthethreefingersspread，hisheartsmotehim。
Asthenativeshadatlastconsentedtohisgoing，itmighthavebeen，thatsomeofthem，atleast，reallycounteduponhisspeedyreturn；probablysupposing，asindeedhehadtoldthemwhentheywerecomingdownthevalley，thathisonlyobjectinleavingthemwastoprocurethemedicinesIneeded。This，Jimmyalsomusthavetoldthem。Andastheyhaddonebefore，whenmycomrade，toobligeme，startedonhisperilousjourneytoNukuheva，theylookeduponme，inhisabsence，asoneoftwoinseparablefriendswhowasasureguaranteefortheother’sreturn。Thisisonlymyownsupposition，however，forastoalltheirstrangecond
