Translate the following passage in writing. Keep up the narrative style in the first paragraph (10marks).

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I shook hands with the skipper and he wished me good luck. I felt somewhat lonely when I landed and my bags were put beside me on the beach. This was a far off place, this little town on the north coast of Borneo, and I felt a little shy at the thought of presenting myself to a total stranger moreover with the announcement that I was going to sleep under his roof, eat his food and drink his whisky, till another boat came in to take me to the place where I was going. But everything turned all right.

The moment I reached the bungalow he came out, a sturdy, ruddy cheerful man, of forty five, perhaps, and greeted me with heartiness. While he held my hand he shouted for one boy to bring drinks and for another to look after my luggage. He cut short my apologies. ”God, man, you have no idea how glad I am to see you. The boot is on the other leg. And stay as long as you like. Stay a year.” I laughed. He put away his day's work, saying that he had nothing to do that could not wait till tomorrow. We talked and drank and talked. When he showed me into the bedroom he looked at the bedroom thoughtfully and said “ It was the Dutchman who slept in it last. Do you want to hear a funny story?” I wanted chiefly to bed but he was my host, and then I know it is hard to have an amusing story to tell and to find no listener.

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