It was of Bamtz's good faith that he was not at all sure.

Bamtz wanted Davidson to promise to call at Mirrah more or less regularly.

He thought he saw an opening to do business with rattans there, if only he could depend on some craft to bring out trading goods and take away his produce.
"'I have a few dollars to make a start on.

The people are all right.' "He had come there, where he was not known, in a native prau, and had managed, with his sedate manner and the exactly right kind of yarn he knew how to tell to the natives, to ingratiate himself with the chief man.
"'The Orang Kaya has given me that empty house there to live in as long as I will stay,' added Bamtz.
"'Do it, Davy,' cried the woman suddenly.

'Think of that poor kid.' "'Seen him?
'Cute little customer,' said the reformed loafer in such a tone of interest as to surprise Davidson into a kindly glance.
"'I certainly can do it,' he declared.