Chapter 40

           ‘Brown’sobjectwastogaintimebyfoolingwithKassim’sdiplomacy.Fordoingarealstrokeofbusinesshecouldnothelpthinkingthewhitemanwasthepersontoworkwith.Hecouldnotimaginesuchachap(whomustbeconfoundedlycleverafteralltogetholdofthenativeslikethat)refusingahelpthatwoulddoawaywiththenecessityforslow,cautious,riskycheating,thatimposeditselfastheonlypossiblelineofconductforasingle-handedman.He,Brown,wouldofferhimthepower.Nomancouldhesitate.Everythingwasincomingtoaclearunderstanding.Ofcoursetheywouldshare.Theideaoftherebeingafortallreadytohishandarealfort,withartillery(heknewthisfromCornelius),excitedhim.Lethimonlyoncegetinand...Hewouldimposemodestconditions.Nottoolow,though.Themanwasnofool,itseemed.Theywouldworklikebrotherstill...tillthetimecameforaquarrelandashotthatwouldsettleallaccounts.Withgrimimpatienceofplunderhewishedhimselftobetalkingwiththemannow.Thelandalreadyseemedtobehistoteartopieces,squeeze,andthrowaway.MeantimeKassimhadtobefooledforthesakeoffoodfirstandforasecondstring.Buttheprincipalthingwastogetsomethingtoeatfromdaytoday.Besides,hewasnotaversetobeginfightingonthatRajah’saccount,andteachalessontothosepeoplewhohadreceivedhimwithshots.Thelustofbattlewasuponhim.

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