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Chapter 31

           Onestoutyoungwomanwesaw,whosehusbandwashardpressedandabouttobeovercome:sheliftedalargestone,andthrowingitathisopponent’shead,felledhimtotheearth.Butthebattledidnotlastlong.Thebandmostdistantfromusgavewayandwererouted,leavingeighteenoftheircomradesdeaduponthefield.Thesethevictorsbrainedastheylay;andputtingsomeoftheirbrainsonleaves,wentoffwiththem,wewereafterwardsinformed,totheirtemplestopresentthemtotheirgodsasanearnestofthehumanvictimswhoweresoontobebroughtthere.

           WehastenedbacktotheChristianvillagewithfeelingsofthedeepestsadnessatthesanguinaryconflictwhichwehadjustwitnessed.

           Nextday,afterbreakfastingwithourfriendtheteacher,wemadepreparationsforcarryingoutourplan.Atfirsttheteacherendeavouredtodissuadeus.

           "Youdonotknow,"saidhe,turningtoJack,"thedangeryouruninventuringamongsttheseferocioussavages.IfeelmuchpityforpoorAvatea;butyouarenotlikelytosucceedinsavingher,andyoumaydieintheattempt."

           "Well,"saidJackquietly,"Iamnotafraidtodieinagoodcause."

           Theteachersmiledapprovinglyathimashesaidthis,andafteralittlefurtherconversation,agreedtoaccompanyusasinterpretersayingthatalthoughTararowasunfriendlytohim,hehadhithertotreatedhimwithrespect.

           Wenowwentonboardtheschooner,havingresolvedtosailroundtheislandanddropanchoroppositetheheathenvillage.

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