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THE IMPORTANT QUESTION, TYPEE OR HAPPAR? -- A WILD GOOSE CHASE -- MY SUFFERINGS -- DISHEARTENING SITUATION -- A NIGHT IN A RAVINE -- MORNING MEAL -- HAPPY IDEA OF TOBY -- JOURNEY TOWARDS THE VALLEY
Recovering from my astonishment at the beautiful scene before me, I quickly awakened Toby, and informed him of the discovery I had made. Together we now repaired to the border of the precipice, and my companion's admiration was equal to my own. A little reflection, however, abated our surprise at coming so unexpectedly upon this valley, since the large vales of Happar and Typee, lying upon this side of Nukuheva, and extending a considerable distance from the sea towards the interior, must necessarily terminate somewhere about this point.