g poles. Jimmy seemed to know them all very well,
and stopped for awhile, and had a talk about the "Wee-Wees," as the people
of Nukuheva call the Monsieurs.

The party with the poles were King Mowanna's men, and by his orders they
had been gathering them in the ravines for his allies, the French.

Leaving these fellows to trudge on with their loads, Toby and his
companions now pushed forward again, as the sun was already low in the
west. They came upon the valleys of Nukuheva on one side of the bay, where
the highlands slope off into the sea. The men-of-war were still lying in
the harbour, and as Toby looked down upon them, the strange events which
had happened so recently seemed all a dream.

They soon descended towards the beach, and found themselves in Jimmy's
house before it was well dark. Here he received another welcome from his
Nukuheva wives, and after some refreshments in the shape of cocoa-nut milk
and poee-poee, they entered a canoe (the Typee, of course, going along)
and paddled off to a whale-ship which was anchored near the shore. This
was the vessel in want of men. Our own had sailed some time before. The
captain professed great pleasure at seeing Toby, but thought from his
exhausted appearance that he must be unfit for duty. However, he agreed to
ship him, as well as his comrade as soon as he should arrive.

Toby begged hard for an armed boat, in which to go round to Typee and
rescue me, notwithstanding the promise of Jimmy. But this the captain
would not hear of, and told him to have patience, for the sailor would be
faithful to his word. When, too, he demanded the five silver dollars for
Jimmy, the captain was unwilling to give them. But Toby insisted upon it,
as he now began to think that Jimmy might be a mere mercenary, who would
be sure to prove faithless if not well paid. Accordingly he not only gave
him the money, but took care to assure him, over and over again, that as
soon as he brought me aboard he would receive a still larger sum.

Before sunrise the next day, Jimmy and the Typee started in two of the
ship's boats, which were manned by tabooed natives. Toby, of course, was
all eagerness to go along, but the sailor told him that if he did, it
would spoil all; so, hard as it was, he was obliged to remain.

Towards evening he was on the watch, and descried the boats turning the
headland and entering the bay. He strained his eyes, and thought he saw
me; but I was not there. Descending from th