They are Malaita-men, and they are afraid of being eaten.

They would desert you at the first opportunity.

You could get the Binu men to accompany you another day's journey, through the grass-lands, but at the first roll of the foothills look for them to turn back.

They likewise are disinclined to being eaten." "Is it as bad as that ?" asked Von Blix.
"The interior of Guadalcanar has never been explored," Sheldon explained.
"The bushmen are as wild men as are to be found anywhere in the world to- day.

I have never seen one.