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I Meet Sir Henry Curtis

           Thirdreason:BecauseIwantmyboyHarry,whoisoverthereatthehospitalinLondonstudyingtobecomeadoctor,tohavesomethingtoamusehimandkeephimoutofmischiefforaweekorso. Hospitalworkmustsometimespallandgrowratherdull,forevenofcuttingupdeadbodiestheremaycomesatiety, andasthishistorywillnotbedull,whateverelseitmaybe,itwillputalittlelifeintothingsforadayortwowhileHarryisreadingofouradventures. Fourthreasonandlast:BecauseIamgoingtotellthestrangeststorythatIremember. Itmayseemaqueerthingtosay,especiallyconsideringthatthereisnowomaninitexceptFoulata. Stop,though! thereisGagaoola,ifshewasawoman,andnotafiend. Butshewasahundredatleast,andthereforenotmarriageable,soIdon’tcounther. Atanyrate,Icansafelysaythatthereisnotapetticoatinthewholehistory. 

           Well,Ihadbettercometotheyoke. Itisastiffplace,andIfeelasthoughIwereboggeduptotheaxle. But,"sutjes,sutjes,"astheBoerssayIamsureIdon’tknowhowtheyspellitsoftlydoesit. Astrongteamwillcomethroughatlast,thatis,iftheyarenottoopoor. Youcanneverdoanythingwithpooroxen. Nowtomakeastart. 

           I,AllanQuatermain,ofDurban,Natal,Gentleman,makeoathandsayThat’showIheadedmydepositionbeforethemagistrateaboutpoorKhiva’sandVentvögel’ssaddeaths; butsomehowitdoesn’tseemquitetherightwaytobeginabook. And,besides,amIagentleman? Whatisagentleman? Idon’tquiteknow,andyetIhavehadtodowithniggersno,Iwillscratchoutthatword"niggers,"forIdonotlikeit. I’veknownnativeswhoare,andsoyouwillsay,Harry,myboy,beforeyouhavedonewiththistale, andIhaveknownmeanwhiteswithlotsofmoneyandfreshoutfromhome,too,whoarenot. 

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