\"Irememberthatallthetimehewassmokingacigar。Whenwewerefortyfeetawayandcomingfast，hedroppedtherifle，lightedastickofdynamitewiththecigar，andthrewitatus。Helightedanotherandanother，andthrewthematusveryrapidly，manyofthem。Iknownowthathemusthavesplittheendsofthefusesandstuckinmatchheads，becausetheylightedsoquickly。Also，thefuseswereveryshort。Sometimesthedynamitestickswentoffintheair，butmostofthemwentoffinthecanoes。Andeachtimetheywentoffinacanoe，thatcanoewasfinished。Ofthetwentycanoes，thehalfweresmashedtopieces。ThecanoeIwasinwassosmashed，andlikewisethetwomenwhosatnexttome。Thedynamitefellbetweenthem。Theothercanoesturnedandranaway。Thenthatmateyelled，Yah！Yah！Yah！’atus。Alsohewentatusagainwithhisrifle，sothatmanywerekilledthroughthebackastheyfledaway。
Andallthetimetheblackboysintheboatwentonrowing。Yousee，Itoldyoutrue，thatmatewashell。
\"Norwasthatall。Beforehelefttheschooner，hesetheronfire，andfixedupallthepowderanddynamitesothatitwouldgooffatonetime。Therewerehundredsofusonboard，tryingtoputoutthefire，heavingupwaterfromoverside，whentheschoonerblewup。Sothatallwehadfoughtforwaslosttous，besidesmanymoreofusbeingkilled。Sometimes，evennow，inmyoldage，IhavebaddreamsinwhichIhearthatmateyell，Yah！Yah！Yah！’Inavoiceofthunderheyells，Yah！Yah！Yah！’Butallthoseinthefishingcampswerekilled。
\"Thematewentoutofthepassageinhislittleboat，andthatwastheendofhimwemadesure，forhowcouldsosmallaboat，withfourmeninit，liveontheocean？Amonthwentby，andthen，onemorning，betweentworainsqualls，aschoonersailedinthroughourpassageanddroppedanchorbeforethevillage。
Thekingandtheheadmenmadebigtalk，anditwasagreedthatwewouldtaketheschoonerintwoorthreedays。Inthemeantime，asitwasourcustomalwaystoappearfriendly，wewentofftoherincanoes，bringingstringsofcocoanuts，fowls，andpigs，totrade。Butwhenwewerealongside，manycanoesofus，themenonboardbegantoshootuswithrifles，andaswepaddledawayIsawthematewhohadgonetoseainthelittleboatspringupontherailanddanceandyell，Yah！Yah！Yah！’