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Chapter 26

           Theredonesarethemostprized,oneofthembein’equaltotwentyo’thewhiteones.Isupposetheonlyreasonfortheirbein’valuableisthatthereain’tmanyofthem,andthey’rehardtobegot."

           OnarrivingatthehousewefoundRomatasittingonamat,inthemidstofanumberoflargebalesofnativeclothandotherarticles,whichhadbeenbroughttohimaspresentsfromtimetotimebyinferiorchiefs.Hereceivedusratherhaughtily;butonBillexplainingthenatureofourerrand,hebecameverycondescending,andhiseyesglistenedwithsatisfactionwhenhereceivedthewhale’steeth,althoughhelaidthemasidewithanassumptionofkinglyindifference.

           "Go,"saidhewithawaveofthehand"gotellyourcaptainthathemaycutwoodtoday,butnottomorrow.Hemustcomeashore;Iwanttohaveapalaverwithhim."

           Asweleftthehousetoreturntothewoods,Billshookhishead.

           "There’smischiefbrewin’inthatblackrascal’shead.Iknowhimofold.Butwhatcomeshere?"

           Ashespoke,weheardthesoundoflaughterandshoutinginthewood,andpresentlythereissuedfromitabandofsavages,inthemidstofwhomwereanumberofmenbearingburdensontheirshoulders.AtfirstIthoughtthattheseburdenswerepoleswithsomethingrolledroundthem,theendofeachpolerestingonaman’sshoulder;butonanearerapproachIsawthattheywerehumanbeings,tiedhandandfoot,andsolashedtothepolesthattheycouldnotmove.Icountedtwentyofthemastheypassed.

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