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"
In
good
time
,
the
Town-Ho
reached
her
port
--
a
savage
,
solitary
place
--
where
no
civilized
creature
resided
.
There
,
headed
by
the
Lakeman
,
all
but
five
or
six
of
the
foremastmen
deliberately
deserted
among
the
palms
;
eventually
,
as
it
turned
out
,
seizing
a
large
double
war-canoe
of
the
savages
,
and
setting
sail
for
some
other
harbor
.
"
The
ship
's
company
being
reduced
to
but
a
handful
,
the
captain
called
upon
the
Islanders
to
assist
him
in
the
laborious
business
of
heaving
down
the
ship
to
stop
the
leak
.
But
to
such
unresting
vigilance
over
their
dangerous
allies
was
this
small
band
of
whites
necessitated
,
both
by
night
and
by
day
,
and
so
extreme
was
the
hard
work
they
underwent
,
that
upon
the
vessel
being
ready
again
for
sea
,
they
were
in
such
a
weakened
condition
that
the
captain
durst
not
put
off
with
them
in
so
heavy
a
vessel
.
After
taking
counsel
with
his
officers
,
he
anchored
the
ship
as
far
off
shore
as
possible
;
loaded
and
ran
out
his
two
cannon
from
the
bows
;
stacked
his
muskets
on
the
poop
;
and
warning
the
Islanders
not
to
approach
the
ship
at
their
peril
,
took
one
man
with
him
,
and
setting
the
sail
of
his
best
whale-boat
,
steered
straight
before
the
wind
for
Tahiti
,
five
hundred
miles
distant
,
to
procure
a
reinforcement
to
his
crew
.
"
On
the
fourth
day
of
the
sail
,
a
large
canoe
was
descried
,
which
seemed
to
have
touched
at
a
low
isle
of
corals
.
He
steered
away
from
it
;
but
the
savage
craft
bore
down
on
him
;
and
soon
the
voice
of
Steelkilt
hailed
him
to
heave
to
,
or
he
would
run
him
under
water
.
The
captain
presented
a
pistol
.
With
one
foot
on
each
prow
of
the
yoked
war-canoes
,
the
Lakeman
laughed
him
to
scorn
;
assuring
him
that
if
the
pistol
so
much
as
clicked
in
the
lock
,
he
would
bury
him
in
bubbles
and
foam
.
"
'
What
do
you
want
of
me
?
'
cried
the
captain
.
"
'
Where
are
you
bound
?
and
for
what
are
you
bound
?
'
demanded
Steelkilt
;
'
no
lies
.
'
"
'
I
am
bound
to
Tahiti
for
more
men
.
'
"
'Ve
ry
good
.
Let
me
board
you
a
moment
--
I
come
in
peace
.
'
With
that
he
leaped
from
the
canoe
,
swam
to
the
boat
;
and
climbing
the
gunwale
,
stood
face
to
face
with
the
captain
.
"
'
Cross
your
arms
,
sir
;
throw
back
your
head
.
Now
,
repeat
after
me
.
As
soon
as
Steelkilt
leaves
me
,
I
swear
to
beach
this
boat
on
yonder
island
,
and
remain
there
six
days
.
If
I
do
not
,
may
lightning
strike
me
!
'
