... ‘Oh!’ said he to me at our meeting, ‘what sleepless nights were mine. Often I started from my hammock, dreaming you were before me, and upbraiding me for leaving you on the island.’
There is little more to be related. Toby left this vessel at New Zealand, and after some further adventures, arrived home in less than two years after leaving the Marquesas. He always thought of me as dead—and I had every reason to suppose that he too was no more; but a strange meeting was in store for us, one which made Toby’s heart all the lighter.
NOTE
The author was more than two years in the South Seas, after escaping from the valley, as recounted in the last chapter. Some time after returning home the foregoing narrative was published, though it was little thought at the time that this would be the means of revealing the existence of Toby, who had long been given up for lost. But so it proved.
The story of his escape supplies a natural sequel to the adventure, and as such it is now added to the volume. It was related to the author by Toby himself, not ten days since.
New York, July, 1846.
OMOO
Chapter 1. My Reception Aboard
Chapter 2. Some Account of the Ship
Chapter 3. Further Account of the Julia
Chapter 4. A Scene in the Forecastle
Chapter 5. What happened at Hytyhoo
Chapter 6. We touch at La Dominica
Chapter 7. What happened at Hannamanoo
Chapter 8. The Tattooers of La Dominica
Chapter 9. We steer to the Westward—State of Affairs
Chapter 10. A Sea-Parlour described, with some of its Tenants
Chapter 11. Doctor Long Ghost a Wag—One of his Capers
Chapter 12. Death and Burial of two of the Crew
Chapter 13. Our Destination changed
Chapter 16. We encounter a Gale
Chapter 19. A Surprise—More about Bembo
Chapter 20. The Round Robin—Visitors from Shore
Chapter 21. Proceedings of the Consul
Chapter 22. The Consul's Departure
Chapter 23. The Second Night of Papeetee
Chapter 24. Outbreak of the Crew
Chapter 25. Jermin encounters an Old Shipmate
Chapter 26. We enter the Harbour—Jim the Pilot
Chapter 27. A Glance at Papeetee—We are sent aboard the Frigate
Chapter 28. Reception from the Frenchman
Chapter 30. They take us Ashore—What happened there
Chapter 31. The Calabooza Beretanee
Chapter 32. Proceedings of the French at Tahiti
Chapter 33. We receive Calls at the Hotel de Calabooza
Chapter 34. Life at the Calabooza
Chapter 35. Visit from an Old Acquaintance
Chapter 36. We are carried before the Consul and Captain
Chapter 37. The French Priests pay their Respects
Chapter 38. Little Julia sails without us
Chapter 39. Jermin serves us a Good Turn—Friendships in Polynesia
Chapter 40. We take unto ourselves Friends