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"
That
's
my
idea
precisely
,
"
said
Peterkin
,
endeavouring
to
wink
;
but
he
had
wept
so
much
of
late
,
poor
fellow
,
that
he
found
it
difficult
.
"
However
,
I
'm
not
going
away
till
I
see
these
fellows
burn
their
gods
.
"
Peterkin
had
his
wish
,
for
in
a
few
minutes
afterwards
fire
was
put
to
the
pile
,
the
roaring
flames
,
ascended
,
and
amid
the
acclamations
of
the
assembled
thousands
,
the
false
gods
of
Mango
were
reduced
to
ashes
!
To
part
is
the
lot
of
all
mankind
.
The
world
is
a
scene
of
constant
leave-taking
,
and
the
hands
that
grasp
in
cordial
greeting
today
are
doomed
ere
long
to
unite
for
the
last
time
when
the
quivering
lips
pronounce
the
word
"
Farewell
.
"
It
is
a
sad
thought
,
but
should
we
on
that
account
exclude
it
from
our
minds
?
May
not
a
lesson
worth
learning
be
gathered
in
the
contemplation
of
it
?
May
it
not
,
perchance
,
teach
us
to
devote
our
thoughts
more
frequently
and
attentively
to
that
land
where
we
meet
but
part
no
more
?
How
many
do
we
part
from
in
this
world
with
a
light
good-bye
whom
we
never
see
again
!
Often
do
I
think
,
in
my
meditations
on
this
subject
,
that
if
we
realised
more
fully
the
shortness
of
the
fleeting
intercourse
that
we
have
in
this
world
with
many
of
our
fellow-men
,
we
would
try
more
earnestly
to
do
them
good
,
to
give
them
a
friendly
smile
,
as
it
were
,
in
passing
(
for
the
longest
intercourse
on
earth
is
little
more
than
a
passing
word
and
glance
)
,
and
show
that
we
have
sympathy
with
them
in
the
short
,
quick
struggle
of
life
by
our
kindly
words
and
looks
and
actions
.
The
time
soon
drew
near
when
we
were
to
quit
the
islands
of
the
South
Seas
;
and
strange
though
it
may
appear
,
we
felt
deep
regret
at
parting
with
the
natives
of
the
island
of
Mango
,
for
after
they
embraced
the
Christian
faith
,
they
sought
,
by
showing
us
the
utmost
kindness
,
to
compensate
for
the
harsh
treatment
we
had
experienced
at
their
hands
.
And
we
felt
a
growing
affection
for
the
native
teachers
and
the
missionary
,
and
especially
for
Avatea
and
her
husband
.
Before
leaving
we
had
many
long
and
interesting
conversations
with
the
missionary
,
in
one
of
which
he
told
us
that
he
had
been
making
for
the
island
of
Rarotonga
when
his
native-built
sloop
was
blown
out
of
its
course
,
during
a
violent
gale
,
and
driven
to
this
island
.
At
first
the
natives
refused
to
listen
to
what
he
had
to
say
;
but
after
a
week
's
residence
among
them
,
Tararo
came
to
him
and
said
that
he
wished
to
become
a
Christian
and
would
burn
his
idols
.
He
proved
himself
to
be
sincere
,
for
,
as
we
have
seen
,
he
persuaded
all
his
people
to
do
likewise
.
I
use
the
word
"
persuaded
"
advisedly
,
for
,
like
all
the
other
Feejee
chiefs
,
Tararo
was
a
despot
,
and
might
have
commanded
obedience
to
his
wishes
;
but
he
entered
so
readily
into
the
spirit
of
the
new
faith
that
he
perceived
at
once
the
impropriety
of
using
constraint
in
the
propagation
of
it
.
He
set
the
example
,
therefore
;
and
that
example
was
followed
by
almost
every
man
of
the
tribe
.
During
the
short
time
that
we
remained
at
the
island
repairing
our
vessel
and
getting
her
ready
for
sea
,
the
natives
had
commenced
building
a
large
and
commodious
church
under
the
superintendence
of
the
missionary
,
and
several
rows
of
new
cottages
were
marked
out
;
so
that
the
place
bid
fair
to
become
,
in
a
few
months
,
as
prosperous
and
beautiful
as
the
Christian
village
at
the
other
end
of
the
island
.
After
Avatea
was
married
,
she
and
her
husband
were
sent
away
loaded
with
presents
,
chiefly
of
an
edible
nature
.
One
of
the
native
teachers
went
with
them
,
for
the
purpose
of
visiting
still
more
distant
islands
of
the
sea
,
and
spreading
,
if
possible
,
the
light
of
the
glorious
Gospel
there
.
As
the
missionary
intended
to
remain
for
several
weeks
longer
in
order
to
encourage
and
confirm
his
new
converts
,
Jack
and
Peterkin
and
I
held
a
consultation
in
the
cabin
of
our
schooner
--
which
we
found
just
as
we
had
left
her
,
for
everything
that
had
been
taken
out
of
her
was
restored
.
We
now
resolved
to
delay
our
departure
no
longer
.
The
desire
to
see
our
beloved
native
land
was
strong
upon
us
,
and
we
could
not
wait
.
