“So，“saidhe，“youandIhadbettergotoNukuhevanowoverland，andto-morrowIwillbringTommo，astheycallhim，bywater；theyhavepromisedtocarryhimdowntotheseaformeearlyinthemorning，sothattherewillbenodelay。“
“No，no，“saidTobydesperately，“Iwillnotleavehimthatway；
wemustescapetogether。“
“Thereisnohopeforyou，“exclaimedthesailor，“forifI
leaveyouhereonthebeach，assoonasIamgoneyouwillbecarriedbackintothevalley，andthenneitherofyouwilleverlookupontheseaagain。“AndwithmanyoathshesworethatifhewouldonlygotoNukuhevawithhimthatday，hewouldbesuretohavemetheretheverynextmorning。