andthen,incompliancewiththeorderofthedeterminedchief,butnotbeforeithadagainbeenangrilyrepeated,hewithdrewtoadistance。
Inowperceived,withnosmalldegreeofapprehension,thesamesavageexpressioninthecountenancesofthenativeswhichhadstartledmeduringthesceneattheTi。TheyglancedtheireyessuspiciouslyfromMarnootome,asifdistrustingthenatureofanintercoursecarriedon,asitwas,inalanguagetheycouldnotunderstand,andtheyseemedtoharbourthebeliefthatalreadywehadconcertedmeasurescalculatedtoeludetheirvigilance。
Thelivelycountenancesofthesepeoplearewonderfullyindicativeoftheemotionsofthesoul,andtheimperfectionsoftheirorallanguagearemorethancompensatedforbythenervouseloquenceoftheirlooksandgestures。Icouldplainlytrace,ineveryvaryingexpressionoftheirfaces,allthosepassionswhichhadbeenthusunexpectedlyarousedintheirbosoms。
Itrequirednoreflectiontoconvinceme,fromwhatwasgoingon,thattheinjunctionofMarnoowasnottoberashlyslighted;andaccordingly,greataswastheefforttosuppressmyfeelings,I
accostedMeheviinagood-humouredtone,withaviewofdissipatinganyillimpressionhemighthavereceived。Buttheireful,angrychiefwasnotsoeasilymollified。HerejectedmyadvanceswiththatpeculiarlysternexpressionIhavebeforedescribed,andtookcarebythewholeofhisbehaviourtowardsmetoshowthedispleasureandresentmentwhichhefelt。