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men killed them。 The   wife   of Tullaloo killed him  in   a cave   because she 

wanted a white man for husband。 They were very wicked。 God had hidden 

His   face   from   them。   At   the   end   of   two   years   all   the   native   men   were 

murdered�察  �and   all   the   white   men   except   four。   They   were   Young�察  �John 

Adams�察  �McCoy�察  �who   was   my   great´grandfather�察  �and   Quintal。   He   was   a 

very bad man�察�too。        Once�察�just because his wife did not catch enough fish 

for him�察�he bit off her ear。; 

     ;They were a bad lot� ─�Mr。 Konig exclaimed。 

     ;Yes�察   �they   were    very   bad�察─  �McCoy      agreed    and   went    on   serenely 

cooing     of   the  blood    and   lust   of  his  iniquitous     ancestry。   ;My     great´ 

grandfather escaped murder in order to die by his own hand。 He made a 

still and manufactured alcohol from the roots of the ti´plant。 Quintal was 

his   chum�察  �and   they   got   drunk   together   all   the   time。 At   last   McCoy   got 

delirium tremens�察�tied a rock to his neck�察�and jumped into the sea。 

     ;Quintal's wife�察�the one whose ear he bit off�察�also got killed by falling 

from the cliffs。 Then Quintal went to Young and demanded his wife�察�and 

went to Adams and demanded his wife。 Adams and Young were afraid of 

Quintal。 They   knew  he   would   kill   them。   So   they  killed   him�察  �the   two   of 

them together�察�with a hatchet。 Then Young died。 And that was about all the 

trouble they had。; 

     ;I should say so�察─�Captain Davenport snorted。 ;There was nobody left 

to kill。; 

     ;You see�察�God had hidden His face�察─�McCoy said。 

     By morning no more than a faint air was blowing from the eastward�察�

and�察�unable to make appreciable southing by it�察�Captain Davenport hauled 

up   full´and´by   on   the   port   track。   He   was   afraid   of   that   terrible   westerly 

current which had cheated him out of so many ports of refuge。 All day the 

calm continued�察�and all night�察�while the sailors�察�on a short ration of dried 

banana�察�were grumbling。 Also�察�they were growing weak and complaining 

of stomach pains   caused by the straight banana diet。 All day the   current 

swept the PYRENEES to the westward�察�while there was no wind to bear 

her south。 In the middle of the first dogwatch�察�cocoanut trees were sighted 

due south�察�their tufted heads rising above the water and marking the low´ 

lying atoll beneath。 



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     ;That   is Taenga   Island�察─  �McCoy  said。   ;We   need   a breeze   tonight�察  �or 

else we'll miss Makemo。; 

     ;What's      become     of   the   southeast    trade�拭─   �the   captain   demanded。 

;Why don't it blow�拭�What's the matter�拭─�

     ;It   is   the   evaporation   from   the   big   lagoonsthere   are   so   many   of 

them�察─  �McCoy   explained。   The   evaporation   upsets   the   whole   system   of 

trades。    It  even   causes   the   wind   to  back    up   and   blow   gales   from   the 

southwest。 This is the Dangerous Archipelago�察�Captain。; 

     Captain   Davenport   faced   the   old   man�察  �opened   his   mouth�察  �and   was 

about to curse�察�but paused and refrained。 'mcCoy's presence was a rebuke 

to   the   blasphemies   that   stirred   in   his   brain   and   trembled   in   his   larynx。 

'mcCoy's influence had been growing during the many days they had been 

together。 Captain Davenport was   an autocrat of the sea�察�fearing no   man�察�

never bridling his tongue�察�and now he found himself unable to curse in the 

presence of this old man with the feminine brown eyes and the voice of a 

dove。     When he realized this�察�Captain Davenport experienced a distinct 

shock。   This   old   man   was   merely   the   seed   of   McCoy�察  �of   McCoy   of   the 

BOUNTY�察�the mutineer fleeing from the hemp that waited him in England�察�

the McCoy who was a power for evil in the early days of blood and lust 

and violent death on Pitcairn Island。 

     Captain Davenport was not religious�察�yet in that moment he felt a mad 

impulse to cast himself at the other's feetand to say he knew not what。 It 

was an emotion that so deeply stirred him�察�rather than a coherent thought�察�

and    he   was   aware    in  some    vague    way    of  his  own    unworthiness      and 

smallness in the presence of this other man who possessed the simplicity 

of a child and the gentleness of a woman。 

     Of   course   he   could   not   so   humble   himself   before   the   eyes   of   his 

officers and men。 And yet the anger that had prompted the blasphemy still 

raged   in   him。   He   suddenly   smote   the   cabin   with   his   clenched   hand   and 

cried�此�

     ;Look here�察�old man�察�I won't be beaten。 These Paumotus have cheated 

and tricked me and made a fool of me。 I refuse to be beaten。 I am going to 

drive this ship�察�and drive and drive and drive clear through the Paumotus 

to China but what I find a bed for her。 If every man deserts�察�I'll stay by her。 



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I'll show the Paumotus。 They can't fool me。 She's a good girl�察�and I'll stick 

by her as long as there's a plank to stand on。 You hear me�拭─�

     ;And I'll stay with you�察�Captain�察─�McCoy said。 

     During   the   night�察  �light�察  �baffling   airs   blew   out   of   the   south�察  �and   the 

frantic captain�察�with his cargo of fire�察�watched and measured his westward 

drift and went off by himself at times to curse softly so that McCoy should 

not hear。 

     Daylight showed more palms growing out of the water to the south。 

     ;That's the leeward point of Makemo�察─�McCoy said。 ;Katiu is only a 

few miles to the west。 We may make that。; 

     But the   current�察  �sucking   between   the   two islands�察 �swept   them  to   the 

northwest�察 �and   at   one  in   the  afternoon   they  saw   the  palms   of   Katiu   rise 

above the sea and sink back into the sea again。 

     A   few   minutes   later�察  �just   as   the   captain   had   discovered   that   a   new 

current     from    the   northeast     had    gripped     the  Pyrenees�察     �the   masthead 

lookouts raised cocoanut palms in the northwest。 

     ;It   is   Raraka�察─  �said   McCoy。   ;We   won't   make   it   without   wind。   The 

current is drawing us down to the southwest。 But we must watch out。 A 

few   miles   farther   on   a   current   flows   north   and   turns   in   a   circle   to   the 

northwest。 This   will sweep   us   away from  Fakarava�察 �and Fakarava is the 

place for the Pyrenees to find her bed。; 

     ;They can sweep all they daall they well please�察─�Captain Davenport 

remarked with heat。 ;We'll find a bed for her somewhere just the same。; 

     But the  situation   on   the  Pyrenees   was   reaching   a  culmination。            The 

deck was so hot that it se
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