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could find an opportunity for escape to a distant 
island. Arrived at the cliff, he conducted her 
through the waters to her new abode, where they 
rested awhile from their fears and fatigue, par- 
taking of some refreshment, which he had previously 
stored there for himself. Early in the morning he 
returned home to avoid suspicion; but failed not, 
in the course of the day, to repair again to the place 
which held all that was dear to him: he brought 
her mats to lie on, the finest gnatoo for a change 
of dress, the best of food for her support, sandal- 
wood oil, cocoa-nuts, and every thing he could think 
of to render her life as comfortable as possible. 
He gave her as much of his company as prudence 
would allow, and at the most appropriate times, 
lest the prying eye of curiosity should find out his 
retreat. 
But, though happy in each other’s affections, 
during their sojourn in this secluded cave, the length 
of time he found it necessary to be absent from 
his bride, to prevent suspicion and detection, was 
a great source of discomfort; and he longed for 
an opportunity to arrive, when he might without 
hazard acknowledge her as his chosen wife, and 
restore her to liberty and security. At length he 
proposed to his vassals an emigration to the Feejee 
Islands, and requested them to accompany him. 
They complied, but asked him respectfully, if he 
would not take a Tonga wife with him. He 
laughingly replied, no; but that he might pos- 
sibly find one by the way. Having put to sea, 
he steered by the cliffs of Hoonga, the isle of the 
