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"
That
will
do
.
Listen
to
me
,
and
do
my
bidding
quick
.
--
Here
is
the
small
knife
,
Ralph
.
Fly
,
both
of
you
,
through
the
bush
,
cut
the
cords
that
bind
the
prisoners
,
and
set
them
free
!
There
!
quick
,
ere
it
be
too
late
!
"
Jack
sprang
up
and
seized
a
heavy
but
short
bludgeon
,
while
his
strong
frame
trembled
with
emotion
,
and
large
drops
rolled
down
his
forehead
.
At
this
moment
the
man
who
had
butchered
the
savage
a
few
minutes
before
advanced
towards
the
girl
with
his
heavy
club
.
Jack
uttered
a
yell
that
rang
like
a
death-shriek
among
the
rocks
.
With
one
bound
he
leaped
over
a
precipice
full
fifteen
feet
high
,
and
before
the
savages
had
recovered
from
their
surprise
,
was
in
the
midst
of
them
,
while
Peterkin
and
I
dashed
through
the
bushes
towards
the
prisoners
.
With
one
blow
of
his
staff
Jack
felled
the
man
with
the
club
;
then
turning
round
with
a
look
of
fury
he
rushed
upon
the
big
chief
with
the
yellow
hair
.
Had
the
blow
which
Jack
aimed
at
his
head
taken
effect
,
the
huge
savage
would
have
needed
no
second
stroke
;
but
he
was
agile
as
a
cat
,
and
avoided
it
by
springing
to
one
side
,
while
at
the
same
time
he
swung
his
ponderous
club
at
the
head
of
his
foe
.
It
was
now
Jack
's
turn
to
leap
aside
;
and
well
was
it
for
him
that
the
first
outburst
of
his
blind
fury
was
over
,
else
he
had
become
an
easy
prey
to
his
gigantic
antagonist
.
But
Jack
was
cool
now
.
He
darted
his
blows
rapidly
and
well
,
and
the
superiority
of
his
light
weapon
was
strikingly
proved
in
this
combat
;
for
while
he
could
easily
evade
the
blows
of
the
chief
's
heavy
club
,
the
chief
could
not
so
easily
evade
those
of
his
light
one
.
Nevertheless
,
so
quick
was
he
,
and
so
frightfully
did
he
fling
about
the
mighty
weapon
,
that
although
Jack
struck
him
almost
every
blow
,
the
strokes
had
to
be
delivered
so
quickly
that
they
wanted
force
to
be
very
effectual
.
It
was
lucky
for
Jack
that
the
other
savages
considered
the
success
of
their
chief
in
this
encounter
to
be
so
certain
that
they
refrained
from
interfering
.
Had
they
doubted
it
,
they
would
have
probably
ended
the
matter
at
once
by
felling
him
.
But
they
contented
themselves
with
awaiting
the
issue
.
The
force
which
the
chief
expended
in
wielding
his
club
now
began
to
be
apparent
.
His
movements
became
slower
,
his
breath
hissed
through
his
clenched
teeth
,
and
the
surprised
savages
drew
nearer
in
order
to
render
assistance
.
Jack
observed
this
movement
.
He
felt
that
his
fate
was
sealed
,
and
resolved
to
cast
his
life
upon
the
next
blow
.
The
chief
's
club
was
again
about
to
descend
on
his
head
.
He
might
have
evaded
it
easily
,
but
instead
of
doing
so
,
he
suddenly
shortened
his
grasp
of
his
own
club
,
rushed
in
under
the
blow
,
struck
his
adversary
right
between
the
eyes
with
all
his
force
,
and
fell
to
the
earth
,
crushed
beneath
the
senseless
body
of
the
chief
.
A
dozen
clubs
flew
high
in
air
,
ready
to
descend
on
the
head
of
Jack
;
but
they
hesitated
a
moment
,
for
the
massive
body
of
the
chief
completely
covered
him
.
That
moment
saved
his
life
.
Ere
the
savages
could
tear
the
chief
's
body
away
,
seven
of
their
number
fell
prostrate
beneath
the
clubs
of
the
prisoners
whom
Peterkin
and
I
had
set
free
,
and
two
others
fell
under
our
own
hand
We
could
never
have
accomplished
this
had
not
our
enemies
been
so
engrossed
with
the
fight
between
Jack
and
their
chief
that
they
had
failed
to
observe
us
until
we
were
upon
them
.
They
still
outnumbered
our
party
by
three
;
but
we
were
flushed
with
victory
,
while
they
were
taken
by
surprise
and
dispirited
by
the
fall
of
their
chief
.
Moreover
,
they
were
awestruck
by
the
sweeping
fury
of
Jack
,
who
seemed
to
have
lost
his
senses
altogether
,
and
had
no
sooner
shaken
himself
free
of
the
chief
's
body
than
he
rushed
into
the
midst
of
them
,
and
in
three
blows
equalised
our
numbers
.
Peterkin
and
I
flew
to
the
rescue
,
the
savages
followed
us
,
and
in
less
than
ten
minutes
the
whole
of
our
opponents
were
knocked
down
or
made
prisoners
,
bound
hand
and
foot
,
and
extended
side
by
side
upon
the
seashore
.
After
the
battle
was
over
,
the
savages
crowded
round
us
and
gazed
at
us
in
surprise
,
while
they
continued
to
pour
upon
us
a
flood
of
questions
,
which
,
being
wholly
unintelligible
,
of
course
we
could
not
answer
.
However
,
by
way
of
putting
an
end
to
it
,
Jack
took
the
chief
(
who
had
recovered
from
the
effects
of
his
wound
)
by
the
hand
and
shook
it
warmly
.
No
sooner
did
the
blacks
see
that
this
was
meant
to
express
good-will
than
they
shook
hands
with
us
all
round
.
After
this
ceremony
was
gone
through
Jack
went
up
to
the
girl
,
who
had
never
once
moved
from
the
rock
where
she
had
been
left
,
but
had
continued
an
eager
spectator
of
all
that
had
passed
.
He
made
signs
to
her
to
follow
him
,
and
then
,
taking
the
chief
by
the
hand
,
was
about
to
conduct
him
to
the
bower
when
his
eye
fell
on
the
poor
infant
which
had
been
thrown
into
the
sea
and
was
still
lying
on
the
shore
.
Dropping
the
chief
's
hand
he
hastened
towards
it
,
and
,
to
his
great
joy
,
found
it
to
be
still
alive
.
We
also
found
that
the
mother
was
beginning
to
recover
slowly
.
"
Here
,
get
out
o
'
the
way
,
"
said
Jack
,
pushing
us
aside
as
we
stooped
over
the
poor
woman
and
endeavoured
to
restore
her
;
"
I
'll
soon
bring
her
round
.
"
So
saying
,
he
placed
the
infant
on
her
bosom
and
laid
its
warm
cheek
on
hers
.
The
effect
was
wonderful
.
The
woman
opened
her
eyes
,
felt
the
child
,
looked
at
it
,
and
with
a
cry
of
joy
,
clasped
it
in
her
arms
,
at
the
same
time
endeavouring
to
rise
--
for
the
purpose
,
apparently
,
of
rushing
into
the
woods
.
"
There
,
that
's
all
right
,
"
said
Jack
,
once
more
taking
the
chief
by
the
hand
.
