We have never seen men like you before, if you are men.

What brought you here and with you that fierce and terrible animal, or evil spirit which makes a noise and bites ?" Now Bickley pretended to consult me who stood brooding and majestic, that is if I can be majestic.

I whispered something and he answered: "The gods of the wind and the sea." "What nonsense," ejaculated Bastin, "there are no such things." "Shut up," I said, "we must use similes here," to which he replied: "I don't like similes that tamper with the truth." "Remember Neptune and Aeolus," I suggested, and he lapsed into consideration of the point.
"We knew that you were coming," said Marama.

"Our doctors told us all about you a moon ago.

But we wish that you would come more gently, as you nearly washed away our country." After looking at me Bickley replied: "How thankful should you be that in our kindness we have spared you." "What do you come to do ?" inquired Marama again.