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Two Recalls
Theysworetheywouldn’tgounlessIgotthemouttotheyachtwithoutanyoneknowingit,soIagreedtohumourthem.
"Thesailorswhorowedmeashorewereplayingbilliardsinabar-roomnearthewater,waitingfororders,andIproposedtohavethemtaketheboatdownthebeachhalfamileorso,andtakeusupthere.Howtogetthemwordwasthequestion,forIcouldn’tleavethegripwiththeprisoner,andIcouldn’ttakeitwithme,notknowingbutwhatthemonkeysmightstickmeup.
"Theyoungladysaystheoldcolouredwomanwouldtakethemanote.Isatdownandwroteit,andgaveittothedamewithplaindirectionswhattodo,andshegrinslikeababoonandshakesherhead.
"ThenMr.Wahrfieldhandedherastringofforeigndialect,andshenodsherheadandsays,‘See,señor,’maybefiftytimes,andlightsoutwiththenote.
"‘OldAugustaonlyunderstandsGerman,’saidMissWahrfield,smilingatme.‘Westoppedinherhousetoaskwherewecouldfindlodging,andsheinsisteduponourhavingcoffee.ShetellsusshewasraisedinaGermanfamilyinSanDomingo.’
"‘Verylikely,’Isaid.‘ButyoucansearchmeforGermanwords,exceptnixverstayandnocheinst.Iwouldhavecalledthat"See,señor"French,though,onagamble.’
"Well,wethreemadeasneakaroundtheedgeoftownsoasnottobeseen.Wegottangledinvinesandfernsandthebananabushesandtropicalsceneryagooddeal.ThemonkeysuburbswasaswildasplacesinCentralPark.Wecameoutonthebeachagoodhalfmilebelow.
