XVIIIBelgrade lighted in the river mouth and secured the plane so that they could go on shore for a farewell hour with the tribe. “Perhaps it’s a mistake,” Belgrade said thoughtfully. “Perhaps we should have flown straight to the ship without coming down here again.”
“I don’t see why. We have plenty of time to get back.”
“We haven’t plenty of fuel and could have saved a little by striking straight across. True, we have enough, with any fair luck and no strong head winds. However, I wasn’t thinking of saving fuel. The main saving would be trouble and sorrow and difficulties that are sure to come.”
“I wouldn’t want to go without telling these people good-by,” Adam said darkly.
“It would have been the kindest thing, just the same, especially as far as the girl Dian is concerned. You see t
