"He died faithfully at
his post with those whom he would not desert," she answered. "He was
entreated by the sick and wounded to fly, but would not, and then, alas!
the savage people rushed in and slew him."

She then told me that Lisele was safe, although she had run great risk
of being captured by the heathens. The fleet we had seen was the
remnant of that with which Masaugu had set sail. Though at first
victorious in his expedition, he had been attacked by overwhelming
numbers of his enemies, and, with the loss of a large portion of his
warriors, and many of his canoes, had with difficulty reached the
island. On his arrival he found a large party of the heathens, who had
heard that he intended to lotu, arrayed against him, and once more he
had to put to sea. He had, however, reached the end of the island where
we now were. There Lisele had joined him, and, at her earnest
entreaties, he had left a canoe to convoy us away. Abela told us also
that Tofa and the young Englishman had been communicated with, and she
hoped that they would be found already on board the canoe.

"Oh then we will proceed at once to Mr Hilton's station," I exclaimed.
"What joy it will be if we find that my father has not yet quitted it."

"Such are Masaugu's intentions," said Abela. "He has seen the folly of
his conduct in going to attack his enemies when so earnestly warned by
your father, and now he wishes to remain with the Christian missionary,
that he may receive instruction in the truths he before despised."

The news we thus received caused us many conflicting feeling's. We
deeply grieved for the loss of the faithful Nanari, while my anxiety
about my father was still unrelieved. Yet we rejoiced that Masaugu,
through the severe lesson he had received, should have been induced to
seek for Christian instruction.

Our path down the ravine was extremely difficult, and often dangerous,
and we could make but slow progress. Abela, however, hurried on as fast
as we could venture to proceed, for she feared that the heathens,
knowing that many of the Christians had escaped, would be searching for
us, and that although they might not dare to follow Masaugu's fleet,
they would not hesitate to attack the single canoe, with only a small
party on board. At length we caught sight of the blue ocean, but the
sparkling white lines of foam I saw dancing over it, made me fear that
the canoe would have a hard buffet with the waves.

We were alr