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Show 226 "Sure. Even i f the pains s t a r t we have hours. She'll be a l l r i g h t once we get a breeze." But her color did not improve. They coasted along tee Bridge, then c i r c l i n g a headland crossed the bay and followed the shore. Some of the women sat by Mike, but she gazed about l i s t l e s s l y . At points the water grew choppy and the boat pitched; then she s h i f t e d about, t r y i n g to f i n d a comforable position. " I t h i n k " Sid muttered to Hal as Mike's eyes sought Yosh's in d i s t r e s s , "we should turn back." "Right, I'm not sure Carlton could deliver a baby, even on l a n d ." When Sid gave the order, the Nissan-maru traceri a large h a l f - c i r c l e anri turned i t s bow dockward. Ashore, Yosh took Mike to the h o t e l , while the others dispersed. Sid and Louise walked about town for a while, returning to the Yuraku-en l a t e in the afternoon. There they changed c l o t h e s , and as night f e l l met the others for dinner. The dining-room j u t t e d out from the h o t e l , hanging l i k e an aerie above tha town. To one side lay the cluster of streets |