are forced to spend the night on a small island. Miss Jones is certain that Ginger Ted means to rape her as soon as the sun goes down. When morning comes and her virtue is still intact, she is convinced that he has had a change of heart and that he is, after all, a good man. Ginger Ted himself is outraged by this suggestion; it never occurred to him to rape Miss Jones. Subsequently there is a cholera epidemic. Miss Jones persuades Ginger Ted to accompany her as she travels the islands to render treatment. He returns a non-drinking missionary, engaged to Miss Jones. References Stott, RT., 1973 A bibliography of the works of W. Somerset Maugham. Edmonton: The University of Alberta Press. 1931 short stories Indonesia in fiction Works originally published in Cosmopolitan (magazine) Short stories by W. Somerset Maugham Short stories adapted into films