Since the villagers had brought nothing with them when they believed they were fleeing from the Aleuts, they return to their homes to pack their belongings. Karana tells of the two baskets she fills with her belongings such as whalebone needles, an awl, a stone knife, cooking pots and a shell box filled with earrings. Ulape is more vain and packs her two boxes of earrings and then draws the marks on her face, which means she is unmarried.
Nanko comes to warn them that the ship is leaving and Ulape, who is in love with Nanko, tells him that even if it does it will return for them shortly. She then laughs at him and tells him that handsome, brave men will return for her. Nanko tells her that the women of the.....
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