I had a few hypotheses on this: - There is more to the story, and the public part was enough for islanders to deduce the full story given what they knew. E.g.

I had a few hypotheses on this: - There is more to the story, and the public part was enough for islanders to deduce the full story given what they knew. E.g. she had a child to the sailor who was raised by someone else, or she had an abortion. - Extra marital sex was so taboo in their culture than a story that even implied it might have happened would be a scandal. - The husband simply found the story offensive, and had enough influence in the community to get the journalist banned.