“Goodbusiness！There’snosuchathing！”saidtheGlasgowman。“Nobodymakesanythingbutthemissionaries——dashit！”

　　“Idon’tknow。”saidanother。“There’sagooddealinopium。”

　　“It’sagoodjobtostrikeatabooedpearl-island，say，aboutthefourthyear。”remarkedathird；“skimthewholelagoononthesly，andupstickandawaybeforetheFrenchgetwindofyou。”

　　“Apignokketofcoldisgood。”observedaGerman。

　　“There’ssomethinginwrecks，too。”saidHavens。“LookatthatmaninHonolulu，andtheshipthatwentashoreonWaikikiReef；itwasblowingakona，hard；andshebegantobreakupassoonasshetouched。Lloyd’sagenthadhersoldinsideanhour；andbeforedark，whenshewenttopiecesinearnest，themanthatboughtherhadfeatheredhisnest。Threemorehoursofdaylight，andhemighthaveretiredfrombusiness。Asitwas，hebuiltahouseonBeretaniaStreet，andcalleditfortheship。”

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