addled with all their might, but they gained little, as they were
seven in the canoe, five men and two women, and deep in consequence. As
they gained slowly upon us, notwithstanding all our exertions, the
Portuguese said to me, "They have no weapons in the boat, I should
think; if they had, they would use them, for we are within bow-shot.
Can you use a bow and arrow?"

"I could once," replied I, "use it very fairly;" for when I was captive
with Whyna, she would often practise the bow and arrow with me, and I
became somewhat expert before I left her.

"Well, then," said he, "let me paddle on, and do you put an arrow in the
bow and threaten them, at all events."

I did so, and stood up, taking aim as if about to shoot, at which they
ceased paddling, and after talking a little they turned the head of
their canoe round, and made for the shore. We proceeded, as may be
imagined, with all diligence. I laid down my bow and arrows and resumed
my paddle, and in an hour we could no longer see our late pursuers. We
continued our voyage, and for three days met with no further adventures,
when about noon, on the fourth day, the sky became overcast, and there
was every prospect of rough weather. Before night the wind and sea
rose, and it was no longer possible for us to keep along the coast,
which already was covered with breakers.

We had therefore no remedy but to make for the shore and haul up the
canoe, for we could not perceive any inlet which might shelter us. It
was quite dark when we dashed the canoe through the breakers and landed.
We hauled her up some distance, as there was every appearance of worse
weather, and sheltered ourselves under the lee of a high rock. The wind
now blew fiercely, and rain descended in torrents. We tried to light a
fire to warm ourselves, but could not succeed, so we lay down on one
bear-skin, and covered ourselves with the others, waiting impatiently
for daylight. When the day dawned the weather was worse than ever. We
now looked out for a better place of concealment for ourselves and our
canoe, and found one at about fifty yards' distance: between two high
rocks there was a narrow cleft or passage, which was large enough for us
and for the canoe, and this hid us both from the storm and from the sea.
Into this cleft we hauled our canoe and withdrew ourselves, making a
meal off some fish we roasted on the embers. We remained there for two
days, when the weather moderated, but the sea w