Short Stories (story)
110232 “Out with it,” he said.
110233 “What did you see down there?”
110234 “Djinns, Saheb,” whispered the slender Sinhalese; now even his eyelids had begun to shake, and the whole of his skin came out in goosepimples.
110235 “And … what did they look like?”
110236 the captain spluttered.
110237 “Like … like …”
110238 A strip of white appeared once more in the Sinhalese eyes.
110239 Captain J. van Toch, with unexpected liveliness, slapped him on both cheeks with his full hand to bring him back to consciousness.
110240 “Thanks, Saheb,” the gaunt Sinhalese sighed, and the pupils re-appeared in his eyes.
110241 “Alright now?”
110242 “Yes, Saheb.”
110243 “Were there oysters down there?”
110244 “Yes, Saheb.”
110245 With a great deal of patience and thoroughness, Captain J. van Toch went on with the cross questioning.
110246 Yes, there were demons down there.
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