Chapter 5 Summary

The dawn is almost breaking by the time Ramun and Luzon reach the hidden lagoon. There are a few huts on the shore, with smoke from breakfast fires rising. As they enter the lagoon, the old man points out a gray shark ominously circling the boat. When the two enter the small village, Luzon cautions Ramun against talking too much on the water. "It is well to hold the tongue and not to talk needlessly when you are on the lagoon. Remember this when we go out to dive, for there is one who listens and is quickly angered." When Ramun asks who listens, the old man glances over his shoulder twice before he replies, "The Manta Diablo."

The two men sleep until noon and then go pearl diving. Although the Manta Diablo has departed with the mist, Luzon cautions Ramun that the...