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Harris and Negoro

           Besides,onmyarrivalatAuckland,theywouldhavereturnedmeagaintotheEnglishauthorities,andfinallybroughtmebacktothepenitentiaryofLoanda,or,perhaps,hungme,asyousaid.ThatwaswhyIpreferredtotravelincognito."

           "Andwithoutpayingyourpassage!"exclaimedHarris,laughing."Ah!thatisnotconsiderate,comrade,tobefedandcarriedgratis!"

           "Yes,"returnedNegoro,"butthirtydays’passageatthebottomofthehold"

           "Atlastthatwasover,Negoro.YousetoutforNewZealand,inthelandoftheMaoris.Butyouhavereturned.Wasthereturnmadeunderthesamecircumstances?"

           "Notso,Harris.Youmaywellbelievethat,overthere,IhadonlyoneideatoreturntoAngolaandtakeupmytradeofslave-traderagain."

           "Yes,"repliedHarris,"oneloveshistradefromhabit."

           "Foreighteenmonths"

           Havingpronouncedthoselastwords,Negorostoppedsuddenly.Heseizedhiscompanion’sarm,andlistened.

           "Harris,"saidhe,loweringhisvoice,"wastherenotatremblinginthatpapyrusbush?"

           "Yes,indeed,"repliedHarris,seizinghisgun,alwaysreadytofire.

           Negoroandhestoodup,lookedaroundthem,andlistenedwiththegreatestattention.

           "Thereisnothingthere,"saidHarris."Itisthisbrook,swelledbythestorm,whichrunsmorenoisily.Fortwoyears,comrade,youhavebeenunaccustomedtothenoisesoftheforest,butyouwillgetusedtothemagain.Continue,then,thenarrationofyouradventures.WhenIunderstandthepast,weshalltalkofthefuture."

           NegoroandHarrissatdownagainatthefootofthebanyan.

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