In The South Seas

第2章 AN ISLAND LANDFALL(2)（2 / 2）

Before yet the anchor plunged a canoe was already paddling from the hamlet.It contained two men:one white,one brown and tattooed across the face with bands of blue,both in immaculate white European clothes:the resident trader,Mr.Regler,and the native chief,Taipi-Kikino.'Captain,is it permitted to come on board?'