The Rage of the Rainforest Soul

However, he quickly noticed that both Lorraine and the child, while frolicking, would consistently and inadvertently let their gazes drift towards the native women.

This gave Matthew a headache.

Fortunately, Old Lucky was always chatting in the native language with several of the young men, who from beginning to end never noticed Lorraine's wandering eyes.

Finally,

Old Lucky came over and pulled away the reluctant Lorraine:

"They say you seem like a good person, so they are willing to lend us a small wooden cabin for hunting to stay overnight. I originally wanted to continue on our way, but the Roding River at night is indeed not as safe as during the day."

Thus, the three of them rested for another night in the riverside cabin.

The next morning,

those young men, as promised, came to a bush outside the cabin, carrying four canoes of varying sizes, and one by one placed them into the river from the dock.