of heathen!

The only thing that could be done was to take John Cho, a former St.
John's scholar, to receive instruction to fit him for a teacher, and
with him came his young wife Naranadune, and their babe, whom the
Bishop had just baptized in the coral-lime chapel, with three other
children.

The next few days were spent in great anxiety for Wailumai, a youth
from Grera, who was taken ill immediately after dinner with a most
distressing difficulty of breathing. He proved to have a piece of
sugar cane in his throat, which made every breath agony, and worked a
small ulcer in the throat. All through the worst Patteson held him
in his arms, with his hand on his chest: several times he seemed
gone, and ammonia and sal volatile barely revived him. His first
words after he was partially relieved were, 'I am Bishop! I am
Patihana!' meaning that he exchanged names with them, the strongest
possible proof of affection in Melanesian eyes. He still seemed at
the point of death, and they made him say, 'God the Father, God the
Son, and God the Holy Ghost! Jesus Christ, Son of God.' At last a
favourable change took place, but he continued so ill for several
days that his two attendants never did more than lie down in their
clothes; nor was it till the third day that he at length coughed up
the piece of cane that had caused the mischief. He still required so
much care that Patteson did not go on shore at Norfolk Island when
the five Pitcairners were exchanged for Mrs. Selwyn.

On November 15 Auckland harbour was again reached after this signally
prosperous voyage. It is thus summed up in a letter written two days
later:--