They sung out something, I could not understand what, and beckoned me to come on.
'Without the least hesitation I advanced towards them, and had approached within about a yard of the foremost, when, pointing angrily into the Typee valley, and uttering some savage exclamation, he wheeled round his weapon like lightning, and struck me in a moment to the ground.

The blow inflicted this wound, and took away my senses.

As soon as I came to myself, I perceived the three islanders standing a little distance off, and apparently engaged in some violent altercation respecting me.
'My first impulse was to run for it; but, in endeavouring to rise, I fell back, and rolled down a little grassy precipice.

The shock seemed to rally my faculties; so, starting to my feet, I fled down the path I had just ascended.

I had no need to look behind me, for, from the yells I heard, I knew that my enemies were in full pursuit.