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Harris and Negoro

           Allthesevisitswillendbydamagingouroperations,Negoro,andifwecareforourowninterests,notoneofthosevisitorswillreturntorelateinEuropewhathehashadtheindiscretiontocometoseeinAfrica."

           Wouldnotonesay,tohearthem,therascals,thattheywerespeakinglikehonestmerchantswhoseaffairsweremomentarilycrampedbyacommercialcrisis?Whowouldbelievethat,insteadofsacksofcoffeeorcasksofsugar,theyweretalkingofhumanbeingstoexportlikemerchandise?Thesetradershavenootherideaofrightorwrong.Themoralsenseisentirelylackinginthem,andiftheyhadany,howquicklytheywouldloseitamongthefrightfulatrocitiesoftheAfricanslavetrade.

           ButwhereHarriswasright,waswhenhesaidthatcivilizationwasgraduallypenetratingthosesavagecountriesinthewakeofthosehardytravelers,whosenamesareindissolublelinkedtothediscoveriesofEquatorialAfrica.Atthehead,DavidLivingstone,afterhim,Grant,Speke,Burton,Cameron,Stanley,thoseheroeswillleaveimperishablenamesasbenefactorsofhumanity.

           Whentheirconversationreachedthatpoint,HarrisknewwhatthelasttwoyearsofNegoro’slifehadbeen.ThetraderAlvez’soldagent,theescapedprisonerfromtheLoandapenitentiary,reappearedthesameasHarrishadalwaysknownhim,thatis,readytodoanything.ButwhatplanNegorointendedtotakeinregardtotheshipwreckedfromthe"Pilgrim,"Harrisdidnotyetknow.Heaskedhisaccompliceaboutit.

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