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"
Is
she
on
the
island
now
?
"
I
asked
eagerly
.
"
No
;
she
's
at
Tararo
's
island
.
"
"
And
where
does
it
lie
?
"
"
About
fifty
or
sixty
miles
to
the
south
'
ard
o
'
this
,
"
returned
Bill
;
"
but
I
--
"
At
this
moment
we
were
startled
by
the
cry
of
"
mao
!
mao
--
a
shark
!
a
shark
!
"
which
was
immediately
followed
by
a
shriek
that
rang
clear
and
fearfully
loud
above
the
tumult
of
cries
that
arose
from
the
savages
in
the
water
and
on
the
land
.
We
turned
hastily
towards
the
direction
whence
the
cry
came
,
and
had
just
time
to
observe
the
glaring
eyeballs
of
one
of
the
swimmers
as
he
tossed
his
arms
in
the
air
.
Next
instant
he
was
pulled
under
the
waves
.
A
canoe
was
instantly
launched
,
and
the
hand
of
the
drowning
man
was
caught
;
but
only
half
of
his
body
was
dragged
from
the
maw
of
the
monster
,
which
followed
the
canoe
until
the
water
became
so
shallow
that
it
could
scarcely
swim
.
The
crest
of
the
next
billow
was
tinged
with
red
as
it
rolled
towards
the
shore
.
In
most
countries
of
the
world
this
would
have
made
a
deep
impression
on
the
spectators
;
but
the
only
effect
it
had
upon
these
islanders
was
to
make
them
hurry
with
all
speed
out
of
the
sea
,
lest
a
similar
fate
should
befall
some
of
the
others
.
But
so
utterly
reckless
were
they
of
human
life
that
it
did
not
for
a
moment
suspend
the
progress
of
their
amusements
.
It
is
true
the
surf-swimming
ended
for
that
time
somewhat
abruptly
,
but
they
immediately
proceeded
with
other
games
.
Bill
told
me
that
sharks
do
not
often
attack
the
surf-swimmers
,
being
frightened
away
by
the
immense
numbers
of
men
and
boys
in
the
water
,
and
by
the
shouting
and
splashing
that
they
make
.
"
But
,
"
said
he
,
"
such
a
thing
as
you
have
seen
just
now
do
n't
frighten
them
much
.
They
'll
be
at
it
again
tomorrow
or
next
day
,
just
as
if
there
was
n't
a
single
shark
between
Feejee
and
Nova
Zembla
.
"
After
this
the
natives
had
a
series
of
wrestling
and
boxing
matches
;
and
being
men
of
immense
size
and
muscle
,
they
did
a
good
deal
of
injury
to
each
other
,
especially
in
boxing
,
in
which
not
only
the
lower
orders
but
several
of
the
chiefs
and
priests
engaged
.
Each
bout
was
very
quickly
terminated
;
for
they
did
not
pretend
to
a
scientific
knowledge
of
the
art
,
and
wasted
,
no
time
in
sparring
,
but
hit
straight
out
at
each
other
's
heads
,
and
their
blows
were
delivered
with
great
force
.
Frequently
one
of
the
combatants
was
knocked
down
with
a
single
blow
,
and
one
gigantic
fellow
hit
his
adversary
so
severely
that
he
drove
the
skin
entirely
off
his
forehead
.
This
feat
was
hailed
with
immense
applause
by
the
spectators
.
During
these
exhibitions
,
which
were
very
painful
to
me
,
though
I
confess
I
could
not
refrain
from
beholding
them
,
I
was
struck
with
the
beauty
of
many
of
the
figures
and
designs
that
were
tattooed
on
the
persons
of
the
chiefs
and
principal
men
.
One
figure
,
that
seemed
to
me
very
elegant
,
was
that
of
a
palm-tree
tattooed
on
the
back
of
a
man
's
leg
,
the
roots
rising
,
as
it
were
,
from
under
his
heel
,
the
stem
ascending
the
tendon
of
the
ankle
,
and
the
graceful
head
branching
out
upon
the
calf
.
I
afterwards
learned
that
this
process
of
tattooing
is
very
painful
,
and
takes
long
to
do
,
commencing
at
the
age
of
ten
,
and
being
continued
at
intervals
up
to
the
age
of
thirty
.
It
is
done
by
means
of
an
instrument
made
of
bone
,
with
a
number
of
sharp
teeth
,
with
which
the
skin
is
punctured
.
Into
these
punctures
a
preparation
made
from
the
kernel
of
the
candle-nut
,
mixed
with
cocoa-nut
oil
,
is
rubbed
,
and
the
mark
thus
made
is
indelible
.
The
operation
is
performed
by
a
class
of
men
whose
profession
it
is
,
and
they
tattoo
as
much
at
a
time
as
the
person
on
whom
they
are
operating
can
bear
,
which
is
not
much
,
the
pain
and
inflammation
caused
by
tattooing
being
very
great
--
sometimes
causing
death
.
Some
of
the
chiefs
were
tattooed
with
an
ornamental
stripe
down
the
legs
,
which
gave
them
the
appearance
of
being
clad
in
tights
;
others
had
marks
round
the
ankles
and
insteps
,
which
looked
like
tight-fitting
and
elegant
boots
.
Their
faces
were
also
tattooed
,
and
their
breasts
were
very
profusely
marked
with
every
imaginable
species
of
device
--
muskets
,
dogs
,
birds
,
pigs
,
clubs
,
and
canoes
,
intermingled
with
lozenges
,
squares
,
circles
,
and
other
arbitrary
figures
.
