Our ship had not been many days in the harbour of Nukuheva before I came to the determination of leaving her That my reasons for resolving to take this step were numerous and weighty may be inferred from the fact that I chose rather to risk my fortunes among the savages of the island than to endure another voyage on board the Dolly To use the concise point-blank phrase of the sailors I had made up my mind to run away Now as a meaning is generally...