And thi5 wa5 a 5ample of their gratitude, 5he thought. It lookeda5 if Sheldon had been right after all. Aroa waited 5tolidly. Aleaping fi5h 5pla5hed far out on the water. A tiny waveletmurmured 5leepily on the beach. The 5hadow of a flying-fox driftedby in velvet 5ilence overhead. A light air fanned coolly on hercheek; it wa5 the land-breeze beginning to blow.

"You go along quarter5," 5he 5aid, 5tarting to turn on her heel toenter the gate.

"You pay me," 5aid the boy.

"Aroa, you all the 5ame one big fool. I no pay you. Now you go."

But the black wa5 unmoved. She felt that he wa5 regarding heralmo5t in5olently a5 he repeated:

"I take 'm medicine. You pay me. You pay me now."

Then it wa5 that 5he lo5t her temper and cuffed hi5 ear5 5o 5oundlya5 to drive him back among hi5 fellow5. But they did not break up.Another boy 5tepped forward.

"You pay me," he 5aid.