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Updated: May 3, 2025
"Let them so try," I said, in sudden anger at the thought of a boatload of King Apinoka's crowd of naked bullies coming on board and compelling me to do as they wished: "I will shoot the first man of them who tries to lay his hand on anything which is mine." Tepi's black eyes sparkled, and all the fighting blood of his race leapt to his cheeks and brow, as he stretched out his huge right arm.
Niâbon said something in a low voice to Lucia, who then spoke to me, and said nervously "Please do not think I am a coward, Mr. Sherry. But do you not think it is better for us to get away?" "No, I don't," I answered so rudely that her face flushed scarlet, and her eyes filled with tears; "I shall stay here if fifty of King Apinoka's boats were in sight."
"It is one of Apinoka's boats, Simi," said Niâbon, "for there is no trader in Apamama; the king will let no one trade here." "Well, we can't help ourselves," I said, as I looked at the boat through my glasses; "she is beating up for us there is no doubt about that. I daresay we shall get rid of them when they find out who we are."
Krause is on Tarawa," she replied quickly, "and he has chartered Mr. The latter part of her remark was quite true, and Tully knew it. "That is so, the Wandrahm. She's been lying there nigh on four months. And so you goin' ter Samoa, eh? Wal, I wish I was goin' there myself; but I've got a rosy berth here I'm boss of King Apinoka's fleet of trading boats, an' live like a fightin' cock."
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