For instance, I would willingly give them a dozen cooking pots, and as many frying pans, if they would let us obtain water peaceably.

I suppose that, at some time or other, Malays landed here, and carried off a number of heads; or they may have been shot down by some reckless ruffians of traders, and have so come to view all strangers as deadly enemies.

However, so far as I have heard, there is no chance of their being friendly; and native traders say that, of vessels that have been wrecked on the coast, none of the crew ever escaped.
"By the way, I believe that fish are extremely plentiful here.

We have a good supply of fishing lines on board, for we generally fish when we are at anchor." "If you will let me have them, tomorrow," Harry said, "Abdool and I will look after that.

I hate having nothing to do and, certainly, fish would be a very agreeable change, after such a long spell of salt meat." "You shall have them, the first thing in the morning." Accordingly, the next day the lines were got out; and the Malay interpreter, who knew a great deal more of fishing than did Harry or Abdool, took the matter in hand.