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Kazounde

           DickSandstoodupright,hiseyesopen,hisnostrilsdilated.Thetwotraitorswouldfindthisladoffifteenyearsbeforethem,upright,firm,lookingthemintheface.Itwouldnotbethecaptainofthe"Pilgrim"whowouldtremblebeforetheoldship’scook.

           Ahammock,akindof"kitanda"coveredbyanoldpatchedcurtain,discolored,fringedwithrags,appearedattheendoftheprincipalstreet.Anoldnegrodescended.Itwasthetrader,Jose-AntonioAlvez.Severalattendantsaccompaniedhim,makingstrongdemonstrations.

           AlongwithAlvezappearedhisfriendCoimbra,thesonofMajorCoimbraofBihe,and,accordingtoLieutenantCameron,thegreatestscampintheprovince.Hewasadirtycreature,hisbreastwasuncovered,hiseyeswerebloodshot,hishairwasroughandcurly,hisfaceyellow;hewasdressedinaraggedshirtandastrawpetticoat.Hewouldhavebeencalledahorribleoldmaninhistatteredstrawhat.ThisCoimbrawastheconfidant,thetoolofAlvez,anorganizerofraids,worthyofcommandingthetrader’sbandits.

           Asforthetrader,hemighthavelookedalittlelesssordidthanhisattendant.HeworethedressofanoldTurkthedayafteracarnival.Hedidnotfurnishaveryhighspecimenofthefactorychiefswhocarryonthetradeonalargescale.

           ToDickSand’sgreatdisappointment,neitherHarrisnorNegoroappearedinthecrowdthatfollowedAlvez.Musthe,then,renounceallhopeoffindingthematKazounde?

           Meanwhile,thechiefofthecaravan,theArab,IbnHamis,shookhandswithAlvezandCoimbra.

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