He had noticed the buckets of fresh river water standing overthe charcoal fire in the galley and laughed when the cook hadcomplained bitterly that his fire was being used to heat water to bathein. Soit's only your benighted lingo, is it? He shook his head sadly. As hisfather brought it to where he stood, he recited to Hal its history andprovenance one more time. Instantly the men redoubled their efforts to hold herattention.
Don't let him get away! Iwant that one. When theyreached the lagoon again, he looked back at Hal. Close alongside, the huge grey head burst through the surface, and themouth opened like a pink cavern lined with fangs of yellow ivory aslong as a man's forearm. I shall never forget you, Sukeena, he said.
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