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`` A week after he had sailed I set out to walk to the north end of the island , where my children were buried . I had with me an active native boy named Tati -- who was carrying some plants and seeds which I intended planting on and about the children 's graves -- and two young women . We started early in the morning , for I intended staying at the north end till late in the afternoon , whilst the two girls went crayfishing on the reef . `` About noon I had finished my labours , and then , as it was a beautifully bright day , I climbed a hill near by , called ` The White Man 's Lookout , ' which commanded a clear view of the sea all round the island . It had been given this name by the natives , who said that Fletcher Christian and his fellow-mutineer , Edward Young , had often ascended the hill and gazed out upon the ocean , for they were fearful that at any moment a King 's ship might appear in pursuit of their comrades and themselves . `` I was again feeling somewhat anxious on account of my husband . He should have returned a week before , for there had been no bad weather , and I knew that his business at Vavitao should have kept him there only a day at the most .