While this was being done, slowly, amidst mutterings and restlessness on
the part of the onlookers, one of the house-boys fetched a heavy-handled,
heavy-lashed whip. Sheldon began a speech.
"This fella Arunga, me cross along him too much. I no steal this fella
Arunga. I no gammon. I say, 'All right, you come along me Berande, work
three fella year.' He say, 'All right, me come along you work three
fella year.' He come. He catch plenty good fella _kai-kai_, {2} plenty
good fella money. What name he run away? Me too much cross along him. I
knock what name outa him fella. I pay Seelee, big fella master along
Balesuna, one case tobacco catch that fella Arunga. All right. Arunga
pay that fella case tobacco. Six pounds that fella Arunga pay. Alle
same one year more that fella Arunga work Berande. All right. Now he
catch ten fella whip three times. You fella Billy catch whip, give that
fella Arunga ten fella three times. All fella boys look see, all fella
Marys {3} look see; bime bye, they like run away they think strong fella
too much, no run away. Billy, strong fella too much ten fella three
times."
The house-boy extended the whip to him, but Billy did not take it.
Sheldon waited quietly. The eyes of all the cannibals were fixed upon
him in doubt and fear and eagerness.
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