Ностромо
Chapter 11
Ifhethoughtshecouldbemadetolovehimbyanymeans,hewouldcarryherofffromtheisland.Offintothewoods.Butitwasnogood....Hestrodeaway,flourishinghisarmsabovehishead.ThenInoticedanoldnegro,whohadbeensittingbehindapileofcases,fishingfromthewharf.Hewounduphislinesandslunkawayatonce.Buthemusthaveheardsomething,andmusthavetalked,too,becausesomeoftheoldGaribaldino’srailwayfriends,Isuppose,warnedhimagainstRamirez.Atanyrate,thefatherhasbeenwarned.ButRamirezhasdisappearedfromthetown.”
“IfeelIhaveadutytowardsthesegirls,”saidMrs.Gould,uneasily.“IsNostromoinSulaconow?”
“Heis,sincelastSunday.”
“Heoughttobespokento—atonce.”
“Whowilldarespeaktohim?Eventhelove-madRamirezrunsawayfromthemereshadowofCaptainFidanza.”
“Ican.Iwill,”Mrs.Goulddeclared.“AwordwillbeenoughforamanlikeNostromo.”
Thedoctorsmiledsourly.
“Hemustendthissituationwhichlendsitselfto——Ican’tbelieveitofthatchild,”pursuedMrs.Gould.
“He’sveryattractive,”mutteredthedoctor,gloomily.
“He’llseeit,Iamsure.HemustputanendtoallthisbymarryingLindaatonce,”pronouncedthefirstladyofSulacowithimmensedecision.
