couldnotbutfeelaparticularandmostunqualifiedrepugnancetotheaforesaidTypees。EvenbeforevisitingtheMarquesas，Ihadheardfrommenwhohadtouchedatthegrouponformervoyagessomerevoltingstoriesinconnexionwiththesesavages；andfreshinmyremembrancewastheadventureofthemasteroftheKatherine，whoonlyafewmonthsprevious，imprudentlyventuringintothisbayinanarmedboatforthepurposeofbarter，wasseizedbythenatives，carriedbackalittledistanceintotheirvalley，andwasonlysavedfromacrueldeathbytheinterventionofayounggirl，whofacilitatedhisescapebynightalongthebeachtoNukuheva。
Ihadheard，too，ofanEnglishvesselthatmanyyearsago，afterawearycruise，soughttoenterthebayofNukuheva，andarrivingwithintwoorthreemilesoftheland，wasmetbyalargecanoefilledwithnatives，whoofferedtoleadthewaytotheplaceoftheirdestination。Thecaptain，unacquaintedwiththelocalitiesoftheisland，joyfullyaccededtotheproposition-thecanoepaddledonandtheshipfollowed。Shewassoonconductedtoabeautifulinlet，anddroppedheranchorinitswatersbeneaththeshadowsoftheloftyshore。ThatsamenighttheperfidiousTypees，whohadthusinveigledherintotheirfatalbay，flockedaboardthedoomedvesselbyhundreds，andatagivensignalmurderedeverysoulonboard。
HAVINGfullyresolvedtoleavethevesselclandestinely，andhavingacquiredalltheknowledgeconcerningthebaythatIcouldobtainunderthecircumstancesinwhichIwasplaced，Inowdeliberatelyturnedoverinmymindeveryplanofescapethatsuggesteditself，beingdeterminedtoactwithallpossibleprudenceinanattemptwherefailurewouldbeattendedwithsomanydisagreeableconsequences。Theideaofbeingtakenandbroughtbackignominiouslytotheshipwassoinexpressiblyrepulsivetome，thatI
wasdeterminedbynohastyandimprudentmeasurestorendersuchaneventprobable。
Iknewthatourworthycaptain，whofeltsuchapaternalsolicitudeforthewelfareofhiscrew，wouldnotwillinglyconsentthatoneofhisbesthandsshouldencountertheperilsofasojournamongthenativesofabarbarousisland；andIwascertainthatintheeventofmydisappearance，hisfatherlyanxietywouldprompthimtooffer，bywayofareward，yarduponyardofgailyprintedcalicoformyapprehension。Hemightevenhaveappreciatedmyservicesatthevalueofamusket，inwhichcaseIfeltperfectlycertainthatthewholepopulationofthebaywouldbeimmediatelyuponmytrack，incitedbytheprospectofsomagnificentabounty。