CONTENTS. affi 



CHAPTER XX. 



" HITMPBACKINa " AT VAU VATT. 



PAex 



** Gamming " again — A Whitechapel rover — Arrive at Van Vau 



— Valuable friends — A Sunday ashore — " Hollingside " — 

 The natives at church — Full-dress — Very " mishnally " — 

 Idyllic cruising — Wonderful mother-love — A mighty feast . 241 



CHAPTER XXI. 



PROGRESS OF THE " HUMPBACK " SEASON. 



A fruitless chase — Placid times — A stirring adventure — A vast 

 cave — Unforeseen company — A night of terror — We provide 

 a feast for the sharks — The death of Abner — An impressive 

 ceremony — An invitation to dinner — Kanaka cookery . 258 



CHAPTER XXII. 



FAREWELL TO VAU VAU. 



Ignorance of the habits of whales — A terrific encounter — Foe 

 Victis ! — Rewarding our " flems " — We leave Vau Vau — The 

 Outward bounder — Sailors' " homes " — A night of horror — 

 Sudden death — Futuna ...... 274 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



A fleet of nondescripts — " Tui Tongoa," otherwise Sam — Eager 

 recruits — Devout Catholics — A visit to Sunday Island — A 

 Crusoe family — Their eviction — Maori cabbage — Fine fishing 

 — Away for New Zealand — Sight the " Three Kings " — 

 The Bay of Islands 291 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



THE BAT OP ISLANDS AND NEW ZEALAND COAST. 



Sleepy hollow — Wood and water — Liberty day — A plea for the 

 sailors' recreation — Our picnic — A whiff of "May" — A 

 delightful excursion — To the southward again — Wintry 

 weather — Enter Foveaux Straits 310 



