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Chapter 31

           Whilewelooked,themanwhomwehadbeforeobservedwithhishandspinionedwascarriedintothecircle.Hishandswerenowfree,buthislegsweretightlystrappedtogether.Thepostofthehousewasthenplacedinthehole,andthemanputinbesideit.Hisheadwasagoodwaybelowthesurfaceofthehole,andhisarmswereclaspedroundthepost.Earthwasnowthrowninuntilallwascoveredoverandstampeddown;andthis,wewereafterwardstold,wasaceremonyusuallyperformedatthededicationofanewtempleortheerectionofachief’shouse!

           "Come,come,"criedJackonbeholdingthishorribletragedy;"wehaveseenenough,enoughfarmorethanenough!Letusgo."

           Jack’sfacelookedghastlypaleandhaggardaswehurriedbacktorejointheteacher;andIhavenodoubtthathefeltterribleanxietywhenheconsideredthenumberandferocityofthesavages,andtheweaknessofthefewarmswhichwerereadyindeedtoessay,butimpotenttoeffect,Avatea’sdeliverancefromtheseruthlessmen.

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