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           “Hiswifehasunderstoodit,too.Thatiswhysheissuchagoodallyofmine.SheseizesuponallmysuggestionswithasureinstinctthatintheendtheymakeforthesafetyoftheGouldConcession.Andhedeferstoherbecausehetrustsherperhaps,butIfancyratherasifhewishedtomakeupforsomesubtlewrong,forthatsentimentalunfaithfulnesswhichsurrendersherhappiness,herlife,totheseductionofanidea.Thelittlewomanhasdiscoveredthathelivesforthemineratherthanforher.Butletthembe.Toeachhisfate,shapedbypassionorsentiment.Theprincipalthingisthatshehasbackedupmyadvicetogetthesilveroutofthetown,outofthecountry,atonce,atanycost,atanyrisk.DonCarlos’missionistopreserveunstainedthefairfameofhismine;Mrs.Gould’smissionistosavehimfromtheeffectsofthatcoldandovermasteringpassion,whichshedreadsmorethanifitwereaninfatuationforanotherwoman.Nostromo’smissionistosavethesilver.TheplanistoloaditintothelargestoftheCompany’slighters,andsenditacrossthegulftoasmallportoutofCostaguanaterritoryjustontheothersidetheAzuera,wherethefirstnorthboundsteamerwillgetorderstopickitup.Thewatersherearecalm.WeshallslipawayintothedarknessofthegulfbeforetheEsmeraldarebelsarrive;andbythetimethedaybreaksovertheoceanweshallbeoutofsight,invisible,hiddenbyAzuera,whichitselflooksfromtheSulacoshorelikeafaintbluecloudonthehorizon.