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Chapter 2

           Hewas‘thatman.Thehalf-caste,who,asfarasIcouldsee,hadconductedadifficulttripwithgreatprudenceandpluck,wasinvariablyalludedtoas‘thatscoundrel.The‘scoundrel’hadreportedthatthe‘man’hadbeenveryillhadrecoveredimperfectly...Thetwobelowmemovedawaythenafewpaces,andstrolledbackandforthatsomelittledistance.Iheard:‘Militarypostdoctortwohundredmilesquitealonenowunavoidabledelaysninemonthsnonewsstrangerumours.Theyapproachedagain,justasthemanagerwassaying,‘Noone,asfarasIknow,unlessaspeciesofwanderingtraderapestilentialfellow,snappingivoryfromthenatives.Whowasittheyweretalkingaboutnow?IgatheredinsnatchesthatthiswassomemansupposedtobeinKurtz’sdistrict,andofwhomthemanagerdidnotapprove.‘Wewillnotbefreefromunfaircompetitiontilloneofthesefellowsishangedforanexample,’hesaid.‘Certainly,’gruntedtheother;‘gethimhanged!Whynot?Anythinganythingcanbedoneinthiscountry.That’swhatIsay;nobodyhere,youunderstand,HERE,canendangeryourposition.Andwhy?Youstandtheclimateyououtlastthemall.ThedangerisinEurope;buttherebeforeIleftItookcaretoTheymovedoffandwhispered,thentheirvoicesroseagain.‘Theextraordinaryseriesofdelaysisnotmyfault.Ididmybest.Thefatmansighed.‘Verysad.

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