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He took the remark as a direct refusal on my part to give him an outline of the affair to satisfy his curiosity , and I felt elated at noting the sudden glint of anger that appeared in the lustreless eyes . The two girls stood silent for a moment while Leith and I surveyed each other without speaking , then a Tahitian boy broke the awkward silence by informing me that the captain wished to see me in the cabin , and I hurriedly excused myself to the sisters and went below . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- It was after nine o'clock that evening before I again saw young Holman , and by that time Levuka was far behind . We had taken advantage of a stiff breeze that had sprung up about sunset , and _ The Waif _ was plunging through a moon-washed ocean , sending furrows of foam from her forefoot while the wind snored through her canvas . I forgot the happenings of the day as I felt the quivering vessel that seemed to thrill with the ecstasy of life as she flung herself at the watery wastes ahead . The tremor in her boards seemed to crawl into my body and warm me like wine , and I felt inclined to bless Holman instead of punching his head as I had thought of doing during the baiting I received from Miss Barbara Herndon .