Think Ching want to give evelybody to pilate man.

Ching velly velly solly." "Hist! look out!" I suppose our whispering had been heard, for just as we were being steered pretty close to the anchored junk, a deep rough voice hailed us something after this fashion, which is as near as I can get to the original-- "Ho hang wong hork ang ang ha ?" "Ning toe ing nipy wong ony ing!" cried Ching.
"Oh ony ha, how how che oh gu," came from the junk again, and then we were right on ahead.
"Well," whispered Mr Brooke, "what does he say?
Is it one of the pirate vessels ?" "No pilate.

Big boat come down hong, sir.

Capin fellow want to know if we pilate come chop off head, and say he velly glad we all good man." "Are you quite sure ?" said Mr Brooke.
I heard Ching give a little laugh.
"If pilate," he said, "all be full bad men.

Lightee lantern; thlow stink-pot; make noise." "Yes," said Mr Brooke; "this cannot be one of them.