"How did you get here [Honolulu] in the first place?" the actor inquired.
"I went down to the South Seas to paint. Might be a good place for some people - but for me - well, the first thing I knew I was on the beach. After a long time, my people sent me money to come home. I managed to get aboard a boat, but unfortunately it stopped for a day at this port. And - have you tried any of the okolehau they call a drink in this paradise?"
Fyfe smiled. "I understand. You forgot to go back to your ship."
"My dear sir," Smith shrugged, "I forgot the world. When I woke up, the boat was two days out. Oddly enough, my father seemed annoyed. A rather impatient man."
(from The Black Camel, by Earl Derr Biggers)
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