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entered upon, although the copper-skinned 

 coohe 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- 



