haddiscoveredenoughtofillme，inmypresentstateofmind，withthemostbitterreflections。ItwasplainthatIhadseenthelastrelicofsomeunfortunatewretch，whomusthavebeenmassacredonthebeachbythesavages，inoneofthoseperiloustradingadventureswhichIhavebeforedescribed。
Itwasnot，however，alonethemurderofthestrangerthatovercamemewithgloom。Ishudderedattheideaofthesubsequentfatehisinanimatebodymighthavemetwith。Wasthesamedoomreservedforme？WasIdestinedtoperishlikehim-likehim，perhaps，tobedevoured，andmyheadtobepreservedasafearfulmementooftheevent？Myimaginationranriotinthesehorridspeculations，andI
feltcertainthattheworstpossibleevilswouldbefallme。Butwhateverweremymisgivings，Istudiouslyconcealedthemfromtheislanders，aswellasthefullextentofthediscoveryIhadmade。
AlthoughtheassuranceswhichtheTypeeshadoftengivenme，thattheyneveratehumanflesh，hadnotconvincedmethatsuchwasthecase，yet，havingbeensolongatimeinthevalleywithoutwitnessinganythingwhichindicatedtheexistenceofthepractice，I
begantohopethatitwasaneventofveryrareoccurrence，andthatI