`` i must try and lay in some stock of silk , then , and pottery , '' wampanoag said , which temeraire did not follow at all , though he was too polite to say so ; but kulingile was not so shy of asking , and wampanoag willingly explained , `` why , cotton will be cheaper soon , with this peace with the tswana : the south sha n't be looking to the sea-lanes and fearing to send out any ships , and gold and silver wo n't buy as much , if there is more to be had floating around .