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Thetwowomensang，Bellejoiningtheminthehymnsshehaslearnedatfamilyworship。Thenasquallcameup；wesatawhileinroaringmidnightunderriversofrain，and，whenitblewby，therewasthelightagain，immovable。Asecondsquallfollowed，oneoftheworstIwaseveroutin；wecouldscarcecatchourbreathinthecold，dashingdeluge。Whenitwent，weweresocoldthatthewaterinthebottomoftheboat(whichIwasthenbaling)seemedlikeawarmfootbathincomparison，andBelleandI，whowerestillbarefoot，werequiterestoredbylavinginit。
AllthistimeIhadkeptmytemper，andrefrainedasfarasmightbefromanyinterference，forIsaw(inourfriend’smulishhumour)healwayscontrivedtotwistittoourdisadvantage。Butnowcametheacutepoint。YoungFranknowtookanoar。Hewasalittlefellow，nearasfrailasmyself，andveryshort；ifheweighedninestone，itwastheoutside；buthisbloodwasup。Hetookstroke，movedthebigSamoanforwardtobow，andsettoworktopullhimroundinfinestyle。Instantlyakindofracecompetition-almostracehatred-sprangup。WejeeredtheSamoan。Saledeclareditwasthetrimoftheboat:’ifthisladywasaft’
(Tauilo’sportlyfriend)’hewouldrowroundFrank。’Weinsistedonhercomingaft，andFrankstillrowedroundtheSamoan。WhentheSamoancaughtacrab(thethingwascontinualwiththesewretchedoarsandrowlocks)，weshoutedandjeered；whenFrankcaughtone，SaleandtheSamoanjeeredandyelled。Butanywaytheboatmoved，andpresentlywegotupwithMulinuu，whereIfinallylostmytemper，whenIfoundthatSaleproposedtogoashoreandmakeavisit-infact，weallthreedid。Itisnotworthwhilegoinginto，butI
mustgiveyouonesnatchofthesubsequentconversationaswepulledroundApiabay。’ThisSamoan，’saidSale，’receivedsevenGermanbulletsinthefieldofFangalii。’’Iamdelightedtohearit，’saidBelle。’Hisbrotherwaskilledthere，’pursuedSale；andBelle，promptasanecho，’Thentherearenomoreofthefamily？howdelightful！’Salewassufficientlysurprisedtochangethesubject；hebegantopraiseFrank’srowingwithinsufferablecondescension:’Butitisafterallnottobewonderedat，’saidhe，’becausehehasbeenforsometimeasailor。Mygoodman，isitthreeorfiveyearsthatyouhavebeentosea？’AndFrank，inadefiantshout:’Two！’Whereupon，sohighdidtheill-feelingrun，thatwethreeclappedandapplaudedandshouted，sothatthePresident(whosehousewewerethenpassing)doubtlessstartedatthesounds。Itwasninewhenwegottothehotel；
atfirstnofoodwastobefound，butweskirmishedupsomebreadandcheeseandbeerandbrandy；and(havingchangedourwetclothesfortheratherlesswetinourbags)suppedontheverandah。
SATURDAY28TH。Iwaswakenedabout6。30，longpastmyusualhour，byabenevolentpasser-by。Myturtlelayontheverandahatmydoor，andthemanwokemetotellmeitwasdead，asithadbeenwhenweputitonboardthedaybefore。
AllmorningIranthegauntletofmenandwomencominguptome:’Mr。Stevenson，yourturtleisdead。’Igavehalfofittothehotelkeeper，sothathiscookshouldcutitup；andwegotadamagedshell，andtwosplendidmeals，beefsteakonedayandsoupthenext。Thehorsescameforusabout9。30。
Itwaswaterspouting；weweredrenchedbeforewegotoutofthetown；theroadwasafinegoingHighlandtroutstream；itthundereddeepandfrequent，andmymother’shorsewouldnotbetteronawalk。Atlastshetookpityonus，andverynoblyproposedthatBelleandIshouldrideahead。Weweremightygladtodoso，forwewerecold。Presently，IsaidI
shouldridebackformymother，butitthunderedagain，Belleisafraidofthunder，andIdecidedtoseeherthroughtheforestbeforeIreturnedformyotherhen-Imaysay，myotherwethen。Aboutthemiddleofthewood，whereitisroughestandsteepest，wemetthreepack-horseswithbarrelsoflime-juice。IpilotedBellepastthese-itisnotveryeasyinsucharoad-andthenpassedthemagainmyself，topilotmymother。Thiseffected，itbegantoth
