Note 11 — A-slender-one-who-was-given-away
Reading edition
Sea water was warmed and taken into the stomach to clear the system out, both for one’s physical and spiritual welfare. The following paragraph indicates that some of the story has been omitted. The slave either promised at this time to reward Mink-woman for her silence, or met her before and engaged her help. This is why, after he whispered to her, she exclaimed that what she had smelt was the blankets of the ten servants who had accompanied the chief’s daughter. ↑ a b