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Brooke's return, Takua and Dikea were furbishing up old guns which some incautious person on board the "Curacoa" had given them, and they were disappointed to find that there could be no attack on the vessel. She, however, was scarcely gone before, at the other end of the island, Vara, four out of five men were killed by a boat's crew. The survivor, Sorova, told Mr.
The whole place was full of wailing. Revenge was all the cry. 'Let not their pigs be killed, said Takua; 'we will give them to Bisope, he shall avenge us. His brother Dikea broke out: 'My humour is bad because Bisope does not take us about in his vessel to kill-kill these people!
His only difficulties arose from jealousy on the part of Takua and Savai, who, living at Mboli, were very wroth at his not being their tame Pakeha, at his asserting his independence, his motive in coming to teach all, and make known to all alike a common message.
'The island is unlike any other; much more open, much less bush, but it is not coral crag that crops out, but almost bare reddish rock, with but little soil on it, and the population, which is large, finds it hard to procure food. 'Three brothers, Takua, Savai, and Dikea, are the principal men. Local chiefs exercise some small authority in each village.
'On July 11, a "Sydney vessel," as the natives called it, was on the west of the island, and nine natives were reported to Mr Brooke as having been killed, and with so much evidence that he had no doubt on the subject. 'On the 13th Takua came to him to say the "Kill-kill" vessel had anchored four miles off. What was he to do? "How was it you and Bisope came first, and then these slaughterers?
The result, as far as bringing boys goes, is that we have now thirteen on board, including Dudley and Richard, from six different parts of the island. But so vexed was Takua, that he would not fulfil his promise of sending his two little girls. 'The fortnight spent in the Solomon Islands has been very fine; winds very light, and very little rain.
Do you send them?" 'Mr. Brooke advised them to remain on shore; but if the strangers landed and wanted to kill or burn them, to fight for their lives. "Your words are the words of a chief," said Takua. 'This ship, however, sailed away; but on August 13 another came, much like the "Southern Cross," and canoes went out to her, in one of them Dudley Lankona.
When, two days later, the 'Southern Cross' was unmistakeably in sight, Takua said, 'Let Bisope only bring a man-of-war, and get me vengeance on my adversaries, and I shall be exalted like like like our Father above! The residence of Mr.
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