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Chapter 31

           Havingpartakenofthese,theteacherbeggedtobeconductedtothechief;butthereseemedsomehesitation,andaftersomeconsultationamongthemselves,oneofthemenstoodforwardandspoketotheteacher.

           "Whatsayshe?"inquiredJackwhenthesavagehadconcluded.

           "Hesaysthatthechiefisjustgoingtothetempleofhisgod,andcannotseeusyet;sowemustbepatient,myfriend."

           "Well,"criedJack,rising,"ifhewon’tcometoseeme,I’lle’engoandseehim.Besides,Ihaveagreatdesiretowitnesstheirproceedingsatthistempleoftheirs.Willyougowithme,friend?"

           "Icannot,"saidtheteacher,shakinghishead."Imustnotgototheheathentemplesandwitnesstheirinhumanrites,exceptforthepurposeofcondemningtheirwickednessandfolly."

           "Verygood,"returnedJack;"thenI’llgoalone,forIcannotcondemntheirdoingstillIhaveseenthem."

           Jackarose,andwe,havingdeterminedtogoalso,followedhimthroughthebanana-grovestoarisinggroundimmediatelybehindthevillage,onthetopofwhichstoodtheBure,ortemple,underthedarkshadeofagroupofiron-woodtrees.AswewentthroughthevillageIwasagainledtocontrasttherudehutsandsheds,andtheiralmostnaked,savage-lookinginhabitants,withthenativesoftheChristianvillage,who,tousetheteacher’sscripturalexpression,werenow"clothedandintheirrightmind."

           Asweturnedintoabroadpathleadingtowardsthehill,wewerearrestedbytheshoutsofanapproachingmultitudeintherear.

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