‘These are just negro superstitions,’ explained the captain with the breezy superiority of an educated man. ‘Scientifically it’s pure nonsense. A devil can’t live in water, can he? What would he do there? You mustn’t believe the natives’ tales, my lad. Somebody called that bay Devil Bay, and ever since then the Bataks have been scared of it. That’s it,’
Dismissal of local Knowledge and perspectives
