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Lehner, P.
1964
Nov. 17 - continued 4
Ben was dancing with one of the native women
in a fast two step; no sooner had I sat down
then he grabbed me to my feet, thrust me at the
girl and sat down on the bench in my place -
I had no alternative but to dance - at least
I was not alone on the floor, the girl was still
there; she immediately swung into a twist which
built up in tempo and gyrations to equal the
oneon Makin; the crowd and the crew shouted
encouragement which kept us both going until
the guitars ceased; we had to sing again at this
party and did so with little or no more success;
we danced and sang until 11:00 when we could
see that the natives had had enough; we
returned to the raft, leaving Figaroa to spend
the night on the island; it was low tide and
we had to walk the boat out a long way before
we could start the motor - then it was necessary
to find the passage out across the reef - this
we did with little difficulty and returned
to the ship about midnight to find the movies
still rolling and most of the natives still
watching; I went to bed, but the movies continued
until 6:00 in the morning.