Helookedatthefullmoonshininguponhimandreflectedthatatthisveryhourheshouldhavebeenseateduponthechairofstate，wedding，orratherbeingweddedbytheAsikainthepresenceofBigandLittleBonsaandallthepeople。HiseyefellupontheMungana，whohadalsobeendestinedtoplayaprominentpartinthatceremony。Atoncehesawthattherewassomethingwrongwiththeman。Acuriouschangehadcomeoverhisemaciatedface。Itwasworkinglikethatofamaniac。
Foamappeareduponhisdyedlips，hishauntedeyesrolled，histhinhandsgrippedthesideofthecanoeandhebegantosing，orratherhowllikeadogbayingatthestars。Jeekiehithimontheheadandbadehimbesilent，buthetooknonotice，evenwhenhehithimagainmoreheavily。Presentlycametheclimax。Themansprangupinthecanoe，causingittorockfromsidetoside。Hepointedtothefullmoonaboveandhowledmoreloudlythanbefore；hepointedtosomethingthatheseemedtoseeintheairnearbyandgibberedasthoughinterror。Thenhiseyesfixedthemselvesuponthewateratwhichhestared。
Harderandharderhestared，hisheadsinkinglowereverymoment，tillatlengthwithoutanothersound，veryquietlyandunexpectedlyhewentoverthesideoftheboat。Forafewsecondstheysawhisbright-
colouredgarmentssinkingtothedepths，thenhevanished。
Theywaitedawhile，expectingthathewouldriseagain。Butheneverrose。Ashot-weightedcorpsecouldnothavedisappearedmorefinallyandcompletely。Thethingwasveryawful，andforawhiletherewassilence，whichasusualwasbrokenbyJeekie。