translation.en: She said it put her in mind of her poor father (he had been swallowed by a shark, poor man, while bathing off the coast of New Guinea - where the connection came in, she could not explain).
translation.sv: Hon sade, att det påminde henne om hennes stackars far (som slukats av en haj, stackars karl, då han badade vid Nya Guineas kust — var sambandet fanns, det kunde hon inte förklara).