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Chapter 25

           Nextday,whilewewerereturningfromthewoodstoourschooner,weobservedRomatarushingaboutintheneighbourhoodofhishouse,apparentlymadwithpassion.

           "Ah!"saidBilltome,"therehe’sathisoldtricksagain.That’shiswaywhenhegetsdrink.Thenativesmakeasortofdrinko’theirown,anditmakeshimbadenough;butwhenhegetsbrandyhe’slikeawildtiger.Thecaptain,Isuppose,hasgivenhimabottle,asusual,tokeephimingood-humour.Afterdrinkin’heusuallygoestosleep,andthepeopleknowitwell,andkeepoutofhiswayforfeartheyshouldwakenhim.Eventhebabiesaretakenoutofearshot;forwhenhe’swakedupherushesout,justasyouseehimnow,andspearsorclubsthefirstpersonhemeets."

           Itseemedatthepresenttime,however,thatnodeadlyweaponhadbeeninhisway,fortheinfuriatedchiefwasragingaboutwithoutone.Suddenlyhecaughtsightofanunfortunatemanwhowastryingtoconcealhimselfbehindatree.Rushingtowardshim,Romatastruckhimaterribleblowonthehead,whichknockedoutthepoorman’seyeandalsodislocatedthechief’sfinger.Thewretchedcreatureofferednoresistance;hedidnotevenattempttoparrytheblow.Indeed,fromwhatBillsaid,Ifoundthathemightconsiderhimselfluckyinhavingescapedwithhislife,whichwouldcertainlyhavebeenforfeitedhadthechiefbeenpossessedofaclubatthetime.

           "Havethesewretchedcreaturesnolawamongthemselves,"saidI,"whichcanrestrainsuchwickedness?"

           "None,"repliedBill

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