The South Sea Islanders And the Queensland Labour Trade: a Record of Voyages ...
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The Tanna man was making signs to them, and, with the assistance of an Aoba boy, one of his crew, seemed to be trying to per- suade them to get into his boat.
As it happened, I had an Aoba man with me also, whom I had brought with me to interpret. He told me that his countryman was endeavouring to persuade the women to "come and see ship"- merely to visit her. Of course, if they went on board, they would land in New Caledonia before they reached home again ! More- over, if they were once in the... ship, they might serve as a bait for some of the men.
This is, or used to be, a common trick practised by the French recruiters. " Get the women on board, and the men will follow ! " was their motto. The Frenchman who told me of it expressed himself in coarser terms than I have used.
256 THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS.
A few words from my interpreter sent the women flying up the rocks to a safe distance. From that point of advantage they poured out a torrent of chaff upon the French boatmen, accompanied by several expressive gestures, one of which was certainly an imported one, being what is commonly known among sailors as "taking a lunar.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Tanna man was making signs to them, and, with the assistance of an Aoba boy, one of his crew, seemed to be trying to per- suade them to get into his boat.
As it happened, I had an Aoba man with me also, whom I had brought with me to interpret. He told me that his countryman was endeavouring to persuade the women to "come and see ship"- merely to visit her. Of course, if they went on board, they would land in New Caledonia before they reached home again ! More- over, if they were once in the... ship, they might serve as a bait for some of the men.
This is, or used to be, a common trick practised by the French recruiters. " Get the women on board, and the men will follow ! " was their motto. The Frenchman who told me of it expressed himself in coarser terms than I have used.
256 THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS.
A few words from my interpreter sent the women flying up the rocks to a safe distance. From that point of advantage they poured out a torrent of chaff upon the French boatmen, accompanied by several expressive gestures, one of which was certainly an imported one, being what is commonly known among sailors as "taking a lunar.
What to read after The South Sea Islanders And the Queensland Labour Trade: a Record of Voyages ...?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William T Wawn to read onlineMoreLess
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