the trek through the jungle is brutal. they need food, and cambreau, who never tires, strides off purposively into the undergrowth. meanwhile julie has been fighting with marfeu, who caught her packing a sack with food, trying to get away. her arm is raised to stab him to death when cambreau’s voice is heard saying, “not that way, julie.” when she goes to look there is no one, but the sack is gone and there is a wad of money, enough for a passage to the mainland. marfeu takes it. later, while julie is begging him to let her go—hasn’t she been there long enough?—verne bursts in. he takes the money from marfeu and takes julie with him. she makes it clear that she goes because he the best thing available at the moment—she will ditch him if something better comes along. they understand each other perfectly. soon after, cambreau returns with the supplies. then verne appears and joins the escapees.