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I
was
surrounded
on
all
sides
by
human
beings
of
the
most
dreadful
character
,
to
whom
the
shedding
of
blood
was
mere
pastime
.
On
shore
were
the
natives
,
whose
practices
were
so
horrible
that
I
could
not
think
of
them
without
shuddering
.
On
board
were
none
but
pirates
of
the
blackest
dye
,
who
,
although
not
cannibals
,
were
foul
murderers
,
and
more
blameworthy
even
than
the
savages
,
inasmuch
as
they
knew
better
.
Even
Bill
,
with
whom
I
had
,
under
the
strange
circumstances
of
my
lot
,
formed
a
kind
of
intimacy
,
was
so
fierce
in
his
nature
as
to
have
acquired
the
title
of
"
Bloody
"
from
his
vile
companions
.
I
felt
very
much
cast
down
the
more
I
considered
the
subject
and
the
impossibility
of
delivery
,
as
it
seemed
to
me
--
at
least
,
for
a
long
time
to
come
.
At
last
,
in
my
feeling
of
utter
helplessness
,
I
prayed
fervently
to
the
Almighty
that
He
would
deliver
me
out
of
my
miserable
condition
;
and
when
I
had
done
so
I
felt
some
degree
of
comfort
.
When
the
captain
came
on
deck
,
before
the
hour
at
which
the
men
usually
started
for
the
woods
,
I
begged
of
him
to
permit
me
to
remain
aboard
that
day
,
as
I
did
not
feel
well
;
but
he
looked
at
me
angrily
,
and
ordered
me
,
in
a
surly
tone
,
to
get
ready
to
go
on
shore
as
usual
.
The
fact
was
that
the
captain
had
been
out
of
humour
for
some
time
past
.
Romata
and
he
had
had
some
differences
,
and
high
words
had
passed
between
them
,
during
which
the
chief
had
threatened
to
send
a
fleet
of
his
war-canoes
,
with
a
thousand
men
,
to
break
up
and
burn
the
schooner
;
whereupon
the
captain
smiled
sarcastically
,
and
going
up
to
the
chief
,
gazed
sternly
in
his
face
while
he
said
,
"
I
have
only
to
raise
my
little
finger
just
now
,
and
my
big
gun
will
blow
your
whole
village
to
atoms
in
five
minutes
!
"
Although
the
chief
was
a
bold
man
,
he
quailed
before
the
pirate
's
glance
and
threat
,
and
made
no
reply
;
but
a
bad
feeling
had
been
raised
,
and
old
sores
had
been
opened
.
I
had
,
therefore
,
to
go
with
the
woodcutters
that
day
.
Before
starting
,
however
,
the
captain
called
me
into
the
cabin
and
said
:
"
Here
,
Ralph
;
I
've
got
a
mission
for
you
,
lad
.
That
blackguard
Romata
is
in
the
dumps
,
and
nothing
will
mollify
him
but
a
gift
;
so
do
you
go
up
to
his
house
and
give
him
these
whale
's
teeth
,
with
my
compliments
.
Take
with
you
one
of
the
men
who
can
speak
the
language
.
"
I
looked
at
the
gift
in
some
surprise
,
for
it
consisted
of
six
white
whale
's
teeth
,
and
two
of
the
same
dyed
bright
red
,
which
seemed
to
me
very
paltry
things
.
However
,
I
did
not
dare
to
hesitate
,
or
to
ask
any
questions
;
so
gathering
them
up
,
I
left
the
cabin
,
and
was
soon
on
my
way
to
the
chief
's
house
,
accompanied
by
Bill
.
On
expressing
my
surprise
at
the
gift
,
he
said
:
"
They
're
paltry
enough
to
you
or
me
,
Ralph
,
but
they
're
considered
of
great
value
by
them
chaps
.
They
're
a
sort
o
'
cash
among
them
.
The
red
ones
are
the
most
prized
,
one
of
them
bein
'
equal
to
twenty
o
'
the
white
ones
.
I
suppose
the
only
reason
for
their
bein
'
valuable
is
that
there
ai
n't
many
of
them
,
and
they
're
hard
to
be
got
.
"
On
arriving
at
the
house
we
found
Romata
sitting
on
a
mat
,
in
the
midst
of
a
number
of
large
bales
of
native
cloth
and
other
articles
,
which
had
been
brought
to
him
as
presents
from
time
to
time
by
inferior
chiefs
.
He
received
us
rather
haughtily
;
but
on
Bill
explaining
the
nature
of
our
errand
,
he
became
very
condescending
,
and
his
eyes
glistened
with
satisfaction
when
he
received
the
whale
's
teeth
,
although
he
laid
them
aside
with
an
assumption
of
kingly
indifference
.
"
Go
,
"
said
he
with
a
wave
of
the
hand
--
"
go
tell
your
captain
that
he
may
cut
wood
today
,
but
not
tomorrow
.
He
must
come
ashore
;
I
want
to
have
a
palaver
with
him
.
"
