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I
noticed
that
a
shade
of
anxiety
crossed
Jack
's
countenance
as
he
gazed
long
and
intently
at
the
two
objects
,
which
were
now
nearing
us
fast
.
At
last
he
sprang
to
his
feet
.
"
They
are
canoes
,
Ralph
!
whether
war-canoes
or
not
,
I
can
not
tell
;
but
this
I
know
--
that
all
the
natives
of
the
South
Sea
Islands
are
fierce
cannibals
,
and
they
have
little
respect
for
strangers
.
We
must
hide
if
they
land
here
,
which
I
earnestly
hope
they
will
not
do
.
"
I
was
greatly
alarmed
at
Jack
's
speech
;
but
I
confess
I
thought
less
of
what
he
said
than
of
the
earnest
,
anxious
manner
in
which
he
said
it
,
and
it
was
with
very
uncomfortable
feelings
that
Peterkin
and
I
followed
him
quickly
into
the
woods
.
"
How
unfortunate
,
"
said
I
as
we
gained
the
shelter
of
the
bushes
,
"
that
we
have
forgotten
our
arms
!
"
"
It
matters
not
,
"
said
Jack
;
"
here
are
clubs
enough
and
to
spare
.
"
As
he
spoke
,
he
laid
his
hand
on
a
bundle
of
stout
poles
of
various
sizes
,
which
Peterkin
's
ever-busy
hands
had
formed
,
during
our
frequent
visits
to
the
cliff
,
for
no
other
purpose
,
apparently
,
than
that
of
having
something
to
do
.
We
each
selected
a
stout
club
according
to
our
several
tastes
and
lay
down
behind
a
rock
,
whence
we
could
see
the
canoes
approach
without
ourselves
being
seen
.
At
first
we
made
an
occasional
remark
on
their
appearance
;
but
after
they
entered
the
lagoon
and
drew
near
the
beach
,
we
ceased
to
speak
,
and
gazed
with
intense
interest
at
the
scene
before
us
.
We
now
observed
that
the
foremost
canoe
was
being
chased
by
the
other
,
and
that
it
contained
a
few
women
and
children
as
well
as
men
--
perhaps
forty
souls
altogether
--
while
the
canoe
which
pursued
it
contained
only
men
.
They
seemed
to
be
about
the
same
in
number
,
but
were
better
armed
,
and
had
the
appearance
of
being
a
war-party
.
Both
crews
were
paddling
with
all
their
might
,
and
it
seemed
as
if
the
pursuers
exerted
themselves
to
overtake
the
fugitives
ere
they
could
land
.
In
this
,
however
,
they
failed
.
The
foremost
canoe
made
for
the
beach
close
beneath
the
rocks
behind
which
we
were
concealed
.
Their
short
paddles
flashed
like
meteors
in
the
water
,
and
sent
up
a
constant
shower
of
spray
.
The
foam
curled
from
the
prow
,
and
the
eyes
of
the
rowers
glistened
in
their
black
faces
as
they
strained
every
muscle
of
their
naked
bodies
.
Nor
did
they
relax
their
efforts
till
the
canoe
struck
the
beach
with
a
violent
shock
;
then
,
with
a
shout
of
defiance
,
the
whole
party
sprang
,
as
if
by
magic
,
from
the
canoe
to
the
shore
.
Three
women
,
two
of
whom
carried
infants
in
their
arms
,
rushed
into
the
woods
;
and
the
men
crowded
to
the
water
's
edge
,
with
stones
in
their
hands
,
spears
levelled
,
and
clubs
brandished
,
to
resist
the
landing
of
their
enemies
.
The
distance
between
the
two
canoes
had
been
about
half-a-mile
,
and
at
the
great
speed
they
were
going
,
this
was
soon
passed
.
As
the
pursuers
neared
the
shore
,
no
sign
of
fear
or
hesitation
was
noticeable
.
On
they
came
,
like
a
wild
charger
--
received
,
but
recked
not
of
,
a
shower
of
stones
.
The
canoe
struck
,
and
with
a
yell
that
seemed
to
issue
from
the
throats
of
incarnate
fiends
,
they
leaped
into
the
water
and
drove
their
enemies
up
the
beach
.
The
battle
that
immediately
ensued
was
frightful
to
behold
.
Most
of
the
men
wielded
clubs
of
enormous
size
and
curious
shapes
,
with
which
they
dashed
out
each
other
's
brains
.
As
they
were
almost
entirely
naked
,
and
had
to
bound
,
stoop
,
leap
,
and
run
in
their
terrible
hand-to-hand
encounters
,
they
looked
more
like
demons
than
human
beings
.
I
felt
my
heart
grow
sick
at
the
sight
of
this
bloody
battle
,
and
would
fain
have
turned
away
;
but
a
species
of
fascination
seemed
to
hold
me
down
and
glue
my
eyes
upon
the
combatants
.
I
observed
that
the
attacking
party
was
led
by
a
most
extraordinary
being
,
who
,
from
his
size
and
peculiarity
,
I
concluded
was
a
chief
.
His
hair
was
frizzed
out
to
an
enormous
extent
,
so
that
it
resembled
a
large
turban
.
It
was
of
a
light-yellow
hue
,
which
surprised
me
much
,
for
the
man
's
body
was
as
black
as
coal
,
and
I
felt
convinced
that
the
hair
must
have
been
dyed
.
He
was
tattooed
from
head
to
foot
;
and
his
face
,
besides
being
tattooed
,
was
besmeared
with
red
paint
and
streaked
with
white
.
Altogether
,
with
his
yellow
turban-like
hair
,
his
Herculean
black
frame
,
his
glittering
eyes
,
and
white
teeth
,
he
seemed
the
most
terrible
monster
I
ever
beheld
.
He
was
very
active
in
the
fight
,
and
had
already
killed
four
men
.
