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"They say the captain will never point the ship for the land so long as he has in anticipation a mess of fresh meat. This unhappy bird can alone furnish it; and when he is once devoured, the captain will at once come to his senses." Chap. 1, p. 3
"Their appearance perfectly amazed me; their extreme of youth, the light clear brown of their complexions, their delicate features, and inexpressibly graceful figures, their softly molded limbs, and free unstudied action, seemed as strange as beautiful." Chap. 2, p. 19
"Their very name is a frightful one; for the word 'Typee' in the Marquesan dialect signifies a lover of human flesh." Chap. 4, p. 34
"A tap on the shoulder served to rouse Toby from his reverie; I found him ripe for the enterprise, and a very few words sufficed for a mutual understanding between us." Chap. 5, p. 46
"Five foaming streams, rushing through as...
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