Part 60 (1/2)
”G'long with you”
”It is, Jem; and that water is naturally hot”
”What, like it is at Bath?”
”To be sure”
”Well, that caps all Some one said so the other day aboard shi+p, but I didn't believe it Fancy a set o' savages having hot water all ready for theh, Mas' Don, it's very nice”
Just then Ngati caure-head that was going to bite, and they were led off to a _whare_ and furnished with a good substantial meal
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
AN UNWELCOME RECOGNITION
”It arn't bad,” said Je”
”What is?” said Don, as partaking of broiled fish with no little appetite
”Why, how savages like these here should know all about cooking”
The breakfast was eaten with an ad fro the lad's shoulder, and see to play the part of shoith no little satisfaction to hi Jem wroth
”It's all very well, Mas' Don,” he said, with his mouth full; ”but if he co at him”
”Oh, it's all kindly meant, Jem”
”Oh, is it? I don't know so ive us back our clothes? Suppose any of our felloas to see us like this?”
”I hope none of our felloill see us, Jem”
”Tomati Paroni! Tomati Paroni!” shouted several of the men in chorus
”Hark at 'em!” cried Jem scornfully ”What does that iven directly, for the tattooed English from the shi+p to search for you,” he said quickly, and then turned to Ngati and spoke a feords with the result that the chief rushed at the escaped pair, and signed to theo with hione”
”Tell theive us our clothes,” said Jem sourly
”Yes, of course They would tell tales,” said the Englishati, who sent two arned to them to follow, and he led the the trees and the cleared patches which for any openings through which the harbour could be seen