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won't do。 I'll give you a thousand Chili dollars。; 

     The four heads chorused a silent negative。 

     ;And a hundred Chili dollars in trade。; 

     ;I want the house�察─�Mapuhi began。 

     ;What      good   will   the  house    do   you�拭─   �Raoul    demanded。      ;The    first 

hurricane that comes along will wash it away。 You ought to know。 

     Captain Raffy says it looks like a hurricane right now。; 

     ;Not on Fakarava�察─�said Mapuhi。 ;The land is much higher there。                      On 

this island�察�yes。 Any hurricane can sweep Hikueru。 I will have the house 

on Fakarava。 It must be six fathoms long with a porch all around; 

     And   Raoul   listened   again   to   the   tale   of   the   house。   Several   hours   he 

spent   in   the   endeavor   to   hammer   the   house   obsession   out   of   Mapuhi's 

mind�察  �but   Mapuhi's   mother   and   wife�察  �and   Ngakura�察  �Mapuhi's   daughter�察�

bolstered him in his resolve for the house。               Through the open doorway�察�



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while he listened for the twentieth time to the detailed description of the 

house that was wanted�察�Raoul saw his schooner's second boat draw up on 

the beach。 The sailors rested on the oars�察�advertising haste to be gone。 The 

first   mate   of   the Aorai   sprang   ashore�察  �exchanged   a   word   with   the   one´ 

armed native�察�then hurried toward Raoul。 The day grew suddenly dark�察�as 

a squall obscured the face of the sun。 Across the lagoon Raoul could see 

approaching the ominous line of the puff of wind。 

     ;Captain Raffy says you've got to get to hell outa here�察─�was the mate's 

greeting。   ;If   there's   any  shell�察  �we've   got   to   run   the   risk   of   picking   it   up 

later onso he says。 The barometer's dropped to twenty´nine´seventy。; 

     The gust of wind struck the pandanus tree overhead and tore through 

the palms beyond�察�flinging half a dozen ripe cocoanuts with heavy thuds 

to the ground。 Then came the rain out of the distance�察�advancing with the 

roar of   a   gale of   wind   and   causing the   water of   the   lagoon to   smoke   in 

driven   windrows。   The   sharp   rattle   of   the   first   drops   was   on   the   leaves 

when Raoul sprang to his feet。 

     ;A  thousand   Chili   dollars�察  �cash   down�察  �Mapuhi�察─  �he   said。   ;And   two 

hundred Chili dollars in trade。; 

     ;I want a house; the other began。 

     ;Mapuhi� ─�Raoul   yelled�察�in   order to make   himself heard。 ;You   are   a 

fool� ─�

     He flung out of the house�察�and�察�side by side with the mate�察�fought his 

way   down   the   beach   toward   the   boat。 They  could   not   see   the   boat。 The 

tropic rain sheeted about them so that they could see only the beach under 

their feet and the spiteful little waves from the lagoon that snapped and bit 

at the sand。 A figure appeared through the deluge。 It was Huru´Huru�察�the 

man with the one arm。 

     ;Did you get the pearl�拭─�he yelled in Raoul's ear。 

     ;Mapuhi is a fool� ─�was the answering yell�察�and the next moment they 

were lost to each other in the descending water。 

     Half an hour later�察�Huru´Huru�察�watching from the seaward side of the 

atoll�察�saw the two boats hoisted in and the Aorai pointing her nose out to 

sea。 And near her�察�just come in from the sea on the wings of the squall�察�he 

saw another schooner hove to and dropping a boat into the water。 He knew 



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her。   It   was   the   OROHENA�察  �owned   by Toriki�察  �the   half´caste   trader�察  �who 

served as his own supercargo and who doubtlessly was even then in the 

stern sheets of the boat。 Huru´Huru chuckled。 He knew that Mapuhi owed 

Toriki for trade goods advanced the year before。 

     The squall had passed。 The hot sun was blazing down�察�and the lagoon 

was   once   more   a   mirror。   But   the   air   was   sticky   like   mucilage�察  �and   the 

weight of it seemed to burden the lungs and make breathing difficult。 

     ;Have   you   heard   the   news�察 �Toriki�拭─  �Huru´Huru   asked。   ;Mapuhi   has 

found a pearl。 Never was there a pearl like it ever fished up in Hikueru�察�

nor anywhere in the Paumotus�察�nor anywhere in all the world。 Mapuhi is a 

fool。 Besides�察�he owes you money。 Remember that I told you first。 Have 

you any tobacco�拭─�

     And   to   the   grass   shack   of   Mapuhi   went   Toriki。   He   was   a   masterful 

man�察  �withal   a   fairly   stupid   one。   Carelessly   he   glanced   at   the   wonderful 

pearlglanced   for   a   moment   only�察  �and   carelessly   he   dropped   it   into   his 

pocket。 

     ;You are lucky�察─�he said。 ;It is a nice pearl。 I will give you credit on 

the books。; 

     ;I   want   a   house�察─  �Mapuhi   began�察  �in   consternation。   ;It   must   be   six 

fathoms; 

     ;Six fathoms your grandmother� ─�was the trader's retort。 ;You want to 

pay  up   your   debts�察  �that's   what   you   want。 You   owed   me   twelve   hundred 

dollars Chili。 Very well�察�you owe them no longer。 The amount is squared。 

Besides�察  �I   will   give   you   credit   for   two   hundred   Chili。   If�察  �when   I   get   to 

Tahiti�察�the pearl sells well�察�I will give you credit for another hundredthat 

will make three hundred。 But mind�察�only if the pearl sells well。 I may even 

lose money on it。; 

     Mapuhi folded his arms in sorrow and sat with bowed head。 He had 

been robbed of his pearl。 In place of the house�察�he had paid a debt。 There 

was nothing to show for the pearl。 

     ;You are a fool�察─�said Tefara。 

     ;You are a fool�察─�said Nauri�察�his   mother。 ;Why did you let the pearl 

into his hand�拭─�

     ;What   was   I   to do�拭─  �Mapuhi   protested。  ;I   owed   him  the   money。   He 



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knew I had the pearl。 You heard him yourself ask to see it。 I had not told 

him。 He knew。 Somebody else told him。 And I owed him the money。; 

     ;Mapuhi is a fool�察─�mimicked Ngakura。 

     She    was   twelve    years   old  and   did   not  know    any   better。  Mapuhi 

relieved his feelings by sending her reeling from a box on the ear�察�while 

Tefara and Nauri burst into tears   and continued to upbraid him after  the 

manner of women。 

     Huru´Huru�察�watching on the beach�察�saw a third schooner that he knew 

heave to outside the entrance and drop a boat。 It was the Hira�察�well named�察�

for she was owned by Levy�察�the German Jew�察�the greatest pearl buyer of 

them all�察�and�察�as was well known�察�Hira was the Tahitian god of fishermen 

and thieves。 

     ;Have you heard the news�拭─�Huru´Huru asked�察�as Levy�察�a fat man with 

massive   asymmetrical   features�察  �stepped   out   upon   the   beach。       ;Mapuhi 

has   found 
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