Theywererunningoutofthewood,downuponthewhitebeach.Theremightbeahundred.
``Nakedmen!Theyaredark——Theyarenegroes!\'\'——
``Ormagicians!\'\'
TheAdmiralliftedhisgreatvoice.``Marinersall!IndiaandCathayarefringedwithislands,asaremanypartsofEurope.AdozenofyouhavesailedamongtheGreekislands.Theremaybeasmanyhereasthose.Thisisasmallislandanditsfolksimple.TheyarenotNegroes,buttheskinoftheIndianisdarkerthanours,andthatofCipangoandCathayisyellow.Asforclothing,inallwarmlandsthesimplerfolkwearlittle.Butasforma-
gicians,theremaybemagiciansamongthemasthereareamongallpeoples,butitisfalsenessandabsurditytospeakofallasmagicians!Nonsenseandcowardice!Themanwhocriedthatgoesnotashoreto-day!\'\'