Beforesunrisethenextday，JimmyandtheTypeestartedintwooftheship’sboats，whichweremannedbytabooednatives。Toby，ofcourse，wasalleagernesstogoalong，butthesailortoldhimthatifhedid，itwouldspoilall；so，hardasitwas，hewasobligedtoremain。
Towardseveninghewasonthewatch，anddescriedtheboatsturningtheheadlandandenteringthebay。Hestrainedhiseyes，andthoughthesawme；butIwasnotthere。Descendingfromthemastalmostdistracted，hegrappledJimmyashestruckthedeck，shoutinginavoicethatstartledhim，“WhereisTommo？“Theoldfellowfaltered，butsoonrecovering，didallhecouldtosoothehim，assuringhimthatithadprovedtobeimpossibletogetmedowntotheshorethatmorning；assigningmanyplausiblereasons，andaddingthatearlyonthemorrowhewasgoingtovisitthebayagaininaFrenchboat，when，ifhedidnotfindmeonthebeach-asthistimehecertainlyexpectedto-hewouldmarchrightbackintothevalley，andcarrymeawayatallhazards。He，however，againrefusedtoallowTobytoaccompanyhim。
Now，situatedasTobywas，hissoledependenceforthepresentwasuponthisJimmy，andthereforehewasfaintocomforthimselfaswellashecouldwithwhattheoldsailortoldhim。
Thenextmorning，however，hehadthesatisfactionofseeingtheFrenchboatstartwithJimmyinit。To-night，then，Iwillseehim，thoughtToby；butmanyalongdaypassedbeforeheeversawTommoagain。Hardlywastheboatoutofsight，whenthecaptaincameforwardandorderedtheanchorweighed；hewasgoingtosea。
VainwereallToby’sravings，-theyweredisregarded；andwhenhecametohimself，thesailswereset，andtheshipfastleavingtheland。