Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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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.