Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The Interior of a Factory

           Allthatshecoulddowasnottocrybeforehim.

           Meanwhile,Mrs.Weldonhadnotfailedtoobservethat,ifbadtreatmenthadbeensparedherduringthejourneyfromtheCoanza,nothinginAlvez’sestablishmentindicatedthattherewouldbeanychangeofconductinregardtoher.Therewereinthefactoryonlytheslavesinthetrader’sservice.Alltheothers,whichformedtheobjectofhistrade,hadbeenpennedupinthebarracksofthetchitoka,thensoldtothebrokersfromtheinterior.

           Now,thestorehousesoftheestablishmentwereoverflowingwithstuffsandivory.Thestuffswereintendedtobeexchangedintheprovincesofthecenter,theivorytobeexportedfromtheprincipalmarketsofthecontinent.

           Infact,then,therewerefewpeopleinthefactory.Mrs.WeldonandJackoccupiedahutapart;CousinBenedictanother.Theydidnotcommunicatewiththetrader’sservants.Theyatetogether.Thefood,consistingofgoat’sfleshormutton,vegetables,tapioca,sorgho,andthefruitsofthecountry,wassufficient.

           Halima,ayoungslave,wasespeciallydevotedtoMrs.Weldon’sservice.Inherway,andasshecould,sheevenevincedforherakindofsavage,butcertaintysincere,affection.

           Mrs.WeldonhardlysawJose-AntonioAlvez,whooccupiedtheprincipalhouseofthefactory.ShedidnotseeNegoroatall,ashelodgedoutside;buthisabsencewasquiteinexplicable.Thisabsencecontinuedtoastonishher,andmakeherfeelanxiousatthesametime.

           "Whatdoeshewant?Whatishewaitingfor?"sheaskedherself.

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