The Brothers-In-Law: A Tale ofthe Equatorial Islands; and The Brass Gun of the Buccaneers by Louis Becke
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Title: The Brothers-In-Law: A Tale Of The Equatorial Islands; and The Brass Gun Of The Buccaneers 1901
Author: Louis Becke
Release Date: April 12, 2008 [EBook #25056]
Language: English
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THE BROTHERS-IN-LAW: A TALE OF THE EQUATORIAL ISLANDS, and THE BRASS GUN OF THE BUCCANEERS
From "The Tapu Of Banderah and Other Stories"
By Louis Becke
C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.
1901
THE BROTHERS-IN-LAW: A TALE OF THE EQUATORIAL ISLANDS
"There," said Tâvita the teacher, pointing with his paddle to a long, narrow peninsula which stretched out into the shallow waters of the lagoon, "there, that is the place where the battle was fought. In those days a village of thirty houses or more stood there; now no one liveth there, and only sometimes do the people come here to gather cocoanuts."
The White Man nodded. "'Tis a fair place to look upon. Let us land and rest awhile, for the sun is hot."
The native pastor swung the bow of the c