IntheexpediencyofthisIcouldnotbutacquiesce；andasthenativeshadnowcompletedtheirpreparations，IwatchedwiththeliveliestinterestthereceptionthatToby’sapplicationmightmeetwith。AssoonastheyunderstoodfrommycompanionthatIintendedtoremain，theyappearedtomakenoobjectiontohisproposition，andevenhaileditwithpleasure。Theirsingularconductonthisoccasionnotalittlepuzzledmeatthetime，andimpartedtosubsequenteventsanadditionalmystery。
Theislanderswerenowtobeseenhurryingalongthepathwhichledtothesea。IshookTobywarmlybythehand，andgavehimmyPaytahattoshieldhiswoundedheadfromthesun，ashehadlosthisown。
Hecordiallyreturnedthepressureofmyhand，and，solemnlypromisingtoreturnassoonastheboatsshouldleavetheshore，sprangfrommyside，andthenextminutedisappearedinaturnofthegrove。
Inspiteoftheunpleasantreflectionsthatcrowdeduponmymind，Icouldnotbutbeentertainedbythenovelandanimatedsightwhichnowmetmyview。Oneafteranother，thenativescrowdedalongthenarrowpath，ladenwitheveryvarietyoffruit。Here，youmighthaveseenone，who，afterineffectuallyendeavouringtopersuadeasurlyporkertobeconductedinleading-strings，wasobligedatlasttoseizetheperverseanimalinhisarms，andcarryhimstrugglingagainsthisnakedbreast，andsquealingwithoutintermission。Therewenttwo，whoatalittledistancemighthavebeentakenfortheHebrewspies，ontheirreturntoMoseswiththegoodlybunchofgrapes。Onetrottedbeforetheotheratadistanceofacoupleofyards，whilebetweenthem，fromapolerestingontheirshoulders，wassuspendedahugeclusterofbananas，whichswayedtoandfrowiththerockinggaitatwhichtheyproceeded。Hererananother，perspiringwithhisexertions，andbearingbeforehimaquantityofcocoa-nuts，who，fearfulofbeingtoolate，heedednotthefruitthatdroppedfromhisbasket，andappearedsolelyintentuponreachinghisdestination，carelesshowmanyofhiscocoa-nutskeptcompanywithhim。
Inashorttimethelaststragglerwasseenhurryingonhisway，andthefaintshoutsofthoseinadvancediedinsensiblyupontheear。