I instructed her to tell these blacks that I was in great danger, and, therefore, stood in need of a body of warriors, who ought to be sent off immediately to my assistance.

They knew me much better than I did them.

They had feasted on the whale.

As I concluded my message, I looked into Yamba's eyes and told her the case was desperate.

Her dear eyes glowed in the firelight, and I saw that she was determined to do or die.