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entered upon, although the copper-skinned 

 coolie boys did not recognize me as one of their 

 guild. And small blame to them, for I was an 

 idler who had labored and salvaged a perfectly 

 good opossum and the scion of a mighty mora 

 for naught. Here I was, no richer for my walk, 

 and with only damp clothing to show for my 

 pains. Yet we grinned cheerfully at each other 

 as I went by, and they patted their log affec- 

 tionately as they moored it fast. 



Dusk was not far away when I reached Col- 

 ony House and the Lawyer and I fared forth 

 to seek a suit of pajamas. For the orderly 

 had with him both luxuries and necessities, and 

 so we went shopping. I may say at once that 

 we failed completely in our quest, but, as is usu- 

 ally the case in the tropics, we were abundantly 

 compensated. 



We visited emporiums to the number of 

 three, all that the village could boast, and 

 the stare of the three Chinawomen was uni- 

 formly blank. They could be made in three 

 days, or one could send to Georgetown for most 

 excellent ones; we could not make clear the 

 pressure of our need. The Lawyer grumbled, 

 but the afterglow was too marvelous for any- 



