When it became obvious that Vila would be the capital of the New Hebrides, Dr H. Bolton from Edinburgh was appointed to the mission and, in 1911, Paton Memorial Hospital was built.

The Vilas (fairies) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain.

She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila, who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl.

Duly married, the couple lived for some time in peace and contentment, until one day Marko boasted that his wife was a vila, whereupon she put on her wings and flew away.

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