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Chapter 26

           Romataandhehadhadsomedifferences,andhighwordshadpassedbetweenthem,duringwhichthechiefhadthreatenedtosendafleetofhiswar-canoes,withathousandmen,tobreakupandburntheschooner;whereuponthecaptainsmiledsarcastically,andgoinguptothechief,gazedsternlyinhisfacewhilehesaid,"Ihaveonlytoraisemylittlefingerjustnow,andmybiggunwillblowyourwholevillagetoatomsinfiveminutes!"Althoughthechiefwasaboldman,hequailedbeforethepirate’sglanceandthreat,andmadenoreply;butabadfeelinghadbeenraised,andoldsoreshadbeenopened.

           Ihad,therefore,togowiththewoodcuttersthatday.Beforestarting,however,thecaptaincalledmeintothecabinandsaid:

           "Here,Ralph;I’vegotamissionforyou,lad.ThatblackguardRomataisinthedumps,andnothingwillmollifyhimbutagift;sodoyougouptohishouseandgivehimthesewhale’steeth,withmycompliments.Takewithyouoneofthemenwhocanspeakthelanguage."

           Ilookedatthegiftinsomesurprise,foritconsistedofsixwhitewhale’steeth,andtwoofthesamedyedbrightred,whichseemedtomeverypaltrythings.However,Ididnotdaretohesitate,ortoaskanyquestions;sogatheringthemup,Ileftthecabin,andwassoononmywaytothechief’shouse,accompaniedbyBill.Onexpressingmysurpriseatthegift,hesaid:

           "They’repaltryenoughtoyouorme,Ralph,butthey’reconsideredofgreatvaluebythemchaps.They’reasorto’cashamongthem.

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