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           Gentlemen!Mekealohapauole!–fortherearefewerofuseveryyear."Hedrank,theyjoinedhim.

           "Mike’shelping.Helovestohelp–Ithinkhe’sgoingtobeabutlerwhenhegrowsup."

           "Ithoughtyouhadleft.Sendhiminanyhow;Dr.Nelsonwantstogivehimaphysicalexamination."

           "Nohurry,"putintheship’ssurgeon."Jubal,thisisexcellentScotch–butwhatwasthetoast?"

           "Sorry.Polynesian.‘Mayourfriendshipbeeverlasting.’Callitafootnotetothewaterceremonythismorning.Bytheway,gentlemen,bothLarryandDukearewaterbrotherstoMike,too,butdon’tletitfretyou.Theycan’tcook?butthey’rethesorttohaveatyourbackinadarkalley."

           "Ifyouvouchforthem,Jubal,"vanTrompassuredhim,"admitthemandtylethedoor.Butlet’sdrinktothegirlswhilewe’realone.Sven,what’sthattoastofyourstotheflickas?"

           "Youmeantheonetoallprettygirlseverywhere?Let’sdrinkjusttothefourwhoarehere.Skim!!"TheydranktotheirfemalewaterbrothersandNelsoncontinued,"Jubal,wheredoyoufindthem?"

           "Raise’eminmyowncellar.ThenjustwhenI’vegot’emtrainedandsomeusetome,somecityslickeralwayscomesalongandmarriesthem.It’salosinggame."

           "Icanseehowyousuffer,"Nelsonsaidsympathetically.

           "Ido.Itrustallofyougentlemenaremarried?"

           Twowere.Mahmoudwasnot.Juballookedathimbleakly.