Amongst the Maoris: A Book of Adventure

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Chapter I.
“Allow Me to Introduce my Hero, Mr. John Stanley”	1
Chapter II.
Jack is Left his Own Master, Very Much to his Own Regret	11
Chapter III.
Jack Makes the Acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs Denby	22
Chapter IV.
Jack Hears Facts Which Influence his Future Conduct	32
Chapter V.
Jack Sets Sail For New Zealand	49

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Chapter VI.
Arrival In Wellington—Jack Meets With A Very Agreeable Waiter, Though He Does Not Meet With the Object of his Search	61
Chapter VII.
Jack and Bernard Leave Wellington For the Bush	73
Chapter VIII.
They Lose their Way	81
Chapter IX.
They Meet With A New Friend	91
Chapter X.
They Start Afresh Under More Promising Circumstances	98
Chapter XI.
A Night In A Native Pah	108
Chapter XII.
Maori Ways and Habits	118
Chapter XIII.
Jack Stanley Gfts [sic: Gets] Into Trouble	125
Chapter XIV.
The Tohunga	135
Chapter XV.
Jack Finds Himself A Slave	142

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Chapter XVI.
Jack Turns Upon his Persecutor	147
Chapter XVII.
A Friend In Need	154
Chapter XVIII.
The Deliverance	162
Chapter XIX.
A Talk About Baked Human Heads and Other Matters	176
Chapter XX.
A Christian Pah	188
Chapter XXI.
A Wild Pig-Hunt In the Bush	196
Chapter XXII.
Cononel Bradshaw Has A Serious Talk With Jack	204
Chapter XXIII.
Our Party Meet With Something Entirely New	214
Chapter XXIV.
Colonel Bradshaw Tells the Story of Taonui, the King of Mokau	224
Chapter XXV.
The Story of Taonui Continued	234

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Chapter XXVI.
The Story of Taonui Concluded	242
Chapter XXVII.
A Reminiscence of A Kangaroo Hunt In AusTralia	248
Chapter XXVIII.
Jack Stanley Gets Hold of the Wrgng Man	258
Chapter XXIX.
Jack Stanley Makes A Fool of Himself once More	270
Chapter XXX.
Jack Starts off After Bernard	279
Chapter XXXI.
Down the River Waikato	289
Chapter XXXII.
Bernard Saves the Life of Stanley—Jack Makes A Great Discovery	297
Chapter XXXIII.
For the First Time Jack Wishes to be Alone	305
Chapter XXXIV.
In Which We Suddenly Return To London	316
Chapter XXXV.
The Greatest Event In the Life of Jack Stanley	321

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Chapter XXXVI.
Jack Fall In With A Hermit	325
Chapter XXXVII.
The Hermit Begins To Soften	334
Chapter XXXVIII.
Jack Discovers his Enemy	342
Chapter XXXIX.
Jack Returns To the Settlement, and Informs Bernard of his Discovery	351
Chapter XL.
Bernard Finds his Father—Conclusion	359

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