The anchors came up cheerily; the sails were soon set; and with the early breath of the tropical morning, fresh and fragrant from the hillsides, we slowly glided down the bay, and were swept through the opening in the reef. Presently we "hove to," and the canoes came alongside to take off the islanders who had accompanied us thus far. As he stepped over the side, I shook the doctor long and heartily by the hand. I have never seen or heard of him since.
Crowding all sail, we braced the yards square; and, the breeze freshening, bowled straight away from the land. Once more the sailor's cradle rocked under me, and I found myself rolling in my gait.
By noon, the island had gone down in the horizon; and all before us was the wide Pacific.
MARDI
Chapter 3. A King For A Comrade
Chapter 4. A Chat In The Clouds
Chapter 5. Seats Secured And Portmanteaus Packed
Chapter 8. They Push Off, Velis Et Remis
Chapter 9. The Watery World Is All Before Them
Chapter 10. They Arrange Their Canopies And Lounges, And Try To Make Things Comfortable
Chapter 11. Jarl Afflicted With The Lockjaw
Chapter 12. More About Being In An Open Boat
Chapter 13. Of The Chondropterygii, And Other Uncouth Hordes Infesting The South Seas
Chapter 15. A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Chapter 17. In High Spirits, They Push On For The Terra Incognita
Chapter 18. My Lord Shark And His Pages
Chapter 20. Noises And Portents
Chapter 22. What Befel The Brigantine At The Pearl Shell Islands
Chapter 23. Sailing From The Island They Pillage The Cabin
Chapter 24. Dedicated To The College Of Physicians And Surgeons
Chapter 25. Peril A Peace–Maker
Chapter 26. Containing A Pennyweight Of Philosophy
Chapter 27. In Which The Past History Op The Parki Is Concluded
Chapter 28. Suspicions Laid, And Something About The Calmuc
Chapter 29. What They Lighted Upon In Further Searching The Craft, And The Resolution They Came To
Chapter 30. Hints For A Full Length Of Samoa
Chapter 31. Rovings Alow And Aloft
Chapter 32. Xiphius Platypterus
Chapter 34. How They Steered On Their Way
Chapter 36. The Parki Gives Up The Ghost
Chapter 37. Once More They Take To The Chamois