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Darkness had fallen upon the little island, as with the girl Serena and her infant charge, Mrs. Man-ton was walking back to the house. Lilo had not yet returned, but as they emerged from the breadfruit grove, they heard the sound of many voices, and then came a cry that made their hearts thrill --
"_Te vaka nui, Te vaka nui! _" ("A ship! a ship! ") and almost at the same moment Lilo and a score of natives came rushing along the path in search of the white lady.