And, by God! she had made the books come true, for there was old Kina-Kina himself being hoisted over the rail, shivering and chattering like an ape.

The rest was easy.
Kina-Kina's word was law, and he was scared to death.

And we kept him on board issuing proclamations all the time we were in Poonga-Poonga.
"It was a good move, too, in other ways.

She made Kina-Kina order his people to return all the gear they'd stripped from the _Martha_.

And back it came, day after day, steering compasses, blocks and tackles, sails, coils of rope, medicine chests, ensigns, signal flags--everything, in fact, except the trade goods and supplies which had already been _kai- kai'd_.