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On
this
we
seated
ourselves
,
and
for
a
long
time
maintained
unbroken
silence
.
At
last
I
could
restrain
my
feelings
no
longer
.
"
Alas
!
dear
Jack
and
Peterkin
,
"
said
I
,
"
what
is
to
become
of
us
?
I
fear
that
we
are
doomed
to
die
.
"
"
I
know
not
,
"
replied
Jack
in
a
tremulous
voice
--
"
I
know
not
.
Ralph
,
I
regret
deeply
the
hastiness
of
my
violent
temper
,
which
,
I
must
confess
,
has
been
the
chief
cause
of
our
being
brought
to
this
sad
condition
.
Perhaps
the
teacher
may
do
something
for
us
.
But
I
have
little
hope
.
"
"
Ah
no
!
"
said
Peterkin
with
a
heavy
sigh
;
"
I
am
sure
he
ca
n't
help
us
.
Tararo
does
n't
care
more
for
him
than
for
one
of
his
dogs
.
"
"
Truly
,
"
said
I
,
"
there
seems
no
chance
of
deliverance
,
unless
the
Almighty
puts
forth
His
arm
to
save
us
.
Yet
I
must
say
I
have
great
hope
,
my
comrades
;
for
we
have
come
to
this
dark
place
by
no
fault
of
ours
--
unless
it
be
a
fault
to
try
to
succour
a
woman
in
distress
.
"
I
was
interrupted
in
my
remarks
by
a
noise
at
the
entrance
to
the
cavern
,
which
was
caused
by
the
removal
of
the
barricade
.
Immediately
after
three
men
entered
,
and
taking
us
by
the
collars
of
our
coats
,
led
us
away
through
the
forest
.
As
we
advanced
we
heard
much
shouting
and
beating
of
native
drums
in
the
village
,
and
at
first
we
thought
that
our
guards
were
conducting
us
to
the
hut
of
Tararo
again
.
But
in
this
we
were
mistaken
.
The
beating
of
drums
gradually
increased
,
and
soon
after
we
observed
a
procession
of
the
natives
coming
towards
us
.
At
the
head
of
this
procession
we
were
placed
,
and
then
we
all
advanced
together
towards
the
temple
where
human
victims
were
wont
to
be
sacrificed
!
A
thrill
of
horror
ran
through
my
heart
as
I
recalled
to
mind
the
awful
scenes
that
I
had
before
witnessed
at
that
dreadful
spot
.
But
deliverance
came
suddenly
from
a
quarter
whence
we
little
expected
it
.
During
the
whole
of
that
day
there
had
been
an
unusual
degree
of
heat
in
the
atmosphere
,
and
the
sky
assumed
that
lurid
aspect
which
portends
a
thunderstorm
.
Just
as
we
were
approaching
the
horrid
temple
,
a
growl
of
thunder
burst
overhead
,
and
heavy
drops
of
rain
began
to
fall
.
Those
who
have
not
witnessed
gales
and
storms
in
tropical
regions
can
form
but
a
faint
conception
of
the
fearful
hurricane
that
burst
upon
the
island
of
Mango
at
this
time
.
Before
we
reached
the
temple
the
storm
burst
upon
us
with
a
deafening
roar
;
and
the
natives
,
who
knew
too
well
the
devastation
that
was
to
follow
,
fled
right
and
left
through
the
woods
in
order
to
save
their
property
,
leaving
us
alone
in
the
midst
of
the
howling
storm
.
The
trees
around
us
bent
before
the
blast
like
willows
,
and
we
were
about
to
flee
in
order
to
seek
shelter
when
the
teacher
ran
toward
us
with
a
knife
in
his
hand
.
"
Thank
the
Lord
,
"
he
said
,
cutting
our
bonds
,
"
I
am
in
time
!
Now
,
seek
the
shelter
of
the
nearest
rock
.
"
