That great Taboo.

If me go away out of missy's sight, very big sin--very big danger.

Man-a-Boupari catch me and kill me like Jani, for no me stop and wait all the time on missy." It was clear that human life was held very cheap on the island of Boupari.
Muriel made her scanty toilet in the hut as well as she was able, with the calabash and water, aided by a rough shell comb which Mali had provided for her.

Then she breakfasted, not ill, off eggs and fruit, which Mali cooked with some rude native skill over the open-air fire without in the precincts.
After breakfast, Felix came in to inquire how she had passed the night in her new quarters.

Already Muriel felt how odd was the contrast between the quiet politeness of his manner as an English gentleman and the strange savage surroundings in which they both now found themselves.
Civilization is an attribute of communities; we necessarily leave it behind when we find ourselves isolated among barbarians or savages.