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The lunch over, they proceeded on their way toward the fish-corrals,
of which there were two situated near each other, both belonging
to Capitan Tiago. From afar were to be seen some herons perched
in contemplative attitude on the tops of the bamboo posts, while a
number of white birds, which the Tagalogs call kalaway, flew about in
different directions, skimming the water with their wings and filling
the air with shrill cries. At the approach of the bankas the herons
took to flight, and Maria Clara followed them with her gaze as they
flew in the direction of the neighboring mountain.
"Do those birds build their nests on the mountain?" she asked the
pilot, not so much from a desire to know as for the purpose of making
him talk.
"Probably they do, senora," he answered, "but no one up to this time
has ever seen their nests."
"Don't they have nests?"
"I suppose they must have them, otherwise they would be very
unfortunate."
Maria Clara did not notice the tone of sadness with which he uttered
these words.


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