Chapter 33

           Asthetimeforourmeditatedflightdrewnear,webecamenaturallyveryfearfullestourpurposeshouldbediscovered,andwespentthewholeofthefollowingdayinastateofnervousanxiety.Weresolvedtogoashoreandrambleaboutthevillage,asiftoobservethehabitsanddwellingsofthepeople,aswethoughtthatanairofaffectedindifferencetotheeventsofthepreviousdaywouldbemorelikelythananyothercourseofconducttoavertsuspicionastoourintentions.Whilewewerethusoccupied,theteacherremainedonboardwiththeChristiannatives,whosepowerfulvoicesreacheduseverandanonastheyengagedinsinginghymnsorinprayer.

           Atlastthelongandtediousdaycametoaclose,thesunsankintothesea,andtheshort-livedtwilightofthoseregions,towhichIhavealreadyreferred,endedabruptlyinadarknight.Hastilythrowingafewblanketsintoourlittleboat,westeppedintoit,andwhisperingfarewelltothenativesintheschooner,rowedgentlyoverthelagoon,takingcaretokeepasneartothebeachaspossible.Werowedintheutmostsilenceandwithmuffledoars,sothathadanyoneobservedusatthedistanceofafewyards,hemighthavealmosttakenusforaphantomboatorashadowonthedarkwater.Notabreathofairwasstirring;butfortunatelythegentlerippleoftheseaupontheshore,mingledwiththesoftroarofthebreakeronthedistantreef,effectuallydrownedtheslightplashthatweunavoidablymadeinthewaterbythedippingofouroars.

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