Kory-Kory，whohadbeenalittleinadvanceofme，attractedbytheexclamationsofthechiefs，turnedroundintimetowitnesstheexpressionofhorroronmycountenance。Henowhurriedtowardsme，pointingatthesametimetothecanoe，andexclaiming，rapidly，“Puarkee！puarkee！“Pig，pig。Ipretendedtoyieldtothedeception，andrepeatedthewordsafterhimseveraltimes，asthoughacquiescinginwhathesaid。Theothersavages，eitherdeceivedbymyconduct，orunwillingtomanifesttheirdispleasureatwhatcouldnotnowberemedied，tooknofurthernoticeoftheoccurrence，andI
immediatelylefttheTi。
AllthatnightIlayawake，revolvinginmymindthefearfulsituationinwhichIwasplaced。Thelasthorridrevelationhadnowbeenmade，andthefullsenseofmyconditionrusheduponmymindwithaforceIhadneverbeforeexperienced。
Where，thoughtI，desponding，istheretheslightestprospectofescape？Theonlypersonwhoseemedtopossesstheabilitytoassistmewasthestranger，Marnoo；butwouldheeverreturntothevalley？
andifhedid，shouldIbepermittedtoholdanycommunicationwithhim？ItseemedasifIwerecutofffromeverysourceofhope，andthatnothingremainedbutpassivelytoawaitwhateverfatewasinstoreforme。AthousandtimesIendeavouredtoaccountforthemysteriousconductofthenatives。Forwhatconceivablepurposedidtheythusretainmeacaptive？Whatcouldbetheirobjectintreatingmewithsuchapparentkindness，anddiditnotcoversometreacherousscheme？Or，iftheyhadnootherdesignthantoholdmeaprisoner，howshouldIbeabletopassawaymydaysinthisnarrowvalley，deprivedofallintercoursewithcivilizedbeings，andforeverseparatedfromfriendsandhome？