| But I'm sorry to tell you that I hear she was a Vila and not a human maiden at all. |
| She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila, who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl. |
| Vila is merely the administration centre, and consists of nothing but a few stores and the houses of the condominium officials. |
| And then her eye fell on Miss Vila and glanced quickly at Mr. Buckingham, who was nervously fingering his stick. |
| There is no word for urgency in the Bislama language, according to my Port Vila friend, John. |
| 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. |
