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Updated: May 26, 2025
He compared the "fire-boat" with the size of his hnau, he compared it with a river-steamer which now went puffing past, he described it with the greatest minuteness, for he had lain beside it at Bhamo for three days on the trip before last. "Say," murmured Buck, looking round on his deeply-interested companions, "this beats the band.
They climbed at once to the deck of the hnau, where Moung San shook hands with them very heartily. When he heard Jack's name he smiled and showed all his teeth, stained black with betel-chewing. "Me know your father," he said, and shook Jack's hand again. "Very good man, very good man." Amidships there was a large cabin, roofed with plaited cane, built up on the hnau.
Jack looked with much interest on the pretty, picturesque little craft with its bow and stern curving upwards, and on its boatman, a strong Shan clad in wide trousers and a great flapping hat, who stood up to his couple of oars and sent the light skiff along at a good speed. A pull of a mile or more brought them to the hnau, a big native boat moored near the farther shore of the wide stream.
The sampan was directed towards the lofty and splendidly-carved prow of the hnau and brought to rest. Now there looked over the side a dark-faced old Burman, whose face broke into smiles at sight of his old acquaintances. "Hello, Moung San," cried Dent. "We've come to pay you a visit." "Very glad, very glad," replied the Burman. "Come up, come up."
There might be a chance there to pick up a bit of river news which would help you. I wonder whether old Moung San is up in Mandalay yet. He started up river with his hnau weeks back, and you know how they dawdle along, picking up every scrap of river gossip." "Moung San!" cried Buck, "old Moung, why, he's the very man whose hnau took the Professor up the river Chindwin, the last trip Mr.
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