Chapter 23

           ‘Hedidnotreturntillnextmorning.Hehadbeenkepttodinnerandforthenight.ThereneverhadbeensuchawonderfulmanasMr.Stein.HehadinhispocketaletterforCornelius(“theJohnniewho’sgoingtogetthesack,”heexplained,withamomentarydropinhiselation),andheexhibitedwithgleeasilverring,suchasnativesuse,worndownverythinandshowingfainttracesofchasing.

           ‘ThiswashisintroductiontoanoldchapcalledDoraminoneoftheprincipalmenoutthereabigpotwhohadbeenMr.Stein’sfriendinthatcountrywherehehadalltheseadventures.Mr.Steincalledhim“war-comrade.”War-comradewasgood.Wasn’tit?Anddidn’tMr.SteinspeakEnglishwonderfullywell?SaidhehadlearneditinCelebesofallplaces!Thatwasawfullyfunny.Wasitnot?HedidspeakwithanaccentatwangdidInotice?ThatchapDoraminhadgivenhimthering.Theyhadexchangedpresentswhentheypartedforthelasttime.Sortofpromisingeternalfriendship.HecalleditfinedidInot?TheyhadtomakeadashfordearlifeoutofthecountrywhenthatMohammedMohammedWhat’s-his-namehadbeenkilled.Iknewthestory,ofcourse.Seemedabeastlyshame,didn’tit?...

           ‘Heranonlikethis,forgettinghisplate,withaknifeandforkinhand(hehadfoundmeattiffin),slightlyflushed,andwithhiseyesdarkenedmanyshades,whichwaswithhimasignofexcitement.

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