TheKannaka，however，stillmaintainedhisground，andIatonceperceivedthathewasseekingtopurchasemyfreedom。Animatedbytheidea，Icalleduponhimloudlytocometome；buthereplied，inbrokenEnglish，thattheislandershadthreatenedtopiercehimwiththeirspears，ifhestirredafoottowardsme。AtthistimeIwasstilladvancing，surroundedbyadensethrongofthenatives，severalofwhomhadtheirhandsuponme，andmorethanonejavelinwasthreateninglypointedatme。StillIperceivedclearlythatmanyofthoseleastfriendlytowardsmelookedirresoluteandanxious。
IwasstillsomethirtyyardsfromKarakoee，whenmyfurtherprogresswaspreventedbythenatives，whocompelledmetositdownupontheground，whiletheystillretainedtheirholduponmyarms。
Thedinandtumultnowbecametenfold，andIperceivedthatseveralofthepriestswereonthespot，allofwhomwereevidentlyurgingMow-Mowandtheotherchiefstopreventmydeparture；andthedetestableword-“Roo-ne！Roo-ne！“whichIhadheardrepeatedathousandtimesduringtheday，wasnowshoutedoutoneverysideofme。StillIsawthattheKannakacontinuedhisexertionsinmyfavour-
thathewasboldlydebatingthematterwiththesavages，andwasstrivingtoenticethembydisplayinghisclothandpowder，andsnappingthelockofhismusket。Butallhesaidordidappearedonlytoaugmenttheclamoursofthosearoundhim，whoseemedbentupondrivinghimintothesea。
WhenIrememberedtheextravagantvalueplacedbythesepeopleuponthearticleswhichwereofferedtotheminexchangeforme，andwhichweresoindignantlyrejected，Isawanewproofofthesamefixeddeterminationofpurposetheyhadallalongmanifestedwithregardtome，andindespair，andrecklessofconsequences，I