Boupari people make temple slave of us." And that was all; to her quite a commonplace, everyday history.
"I see," Muriel cried.

"Then you've been for three years in Australia! And there you learned English.

Why, what did you do there ?" Mali looked back at her with the same matter-of-fact air of composure as before.

"Oh, me nurse at first," she said, shortly.

"Then after, me housemaid, live three year in gentleman's house, good gentleman that buy me.