Ностромо

           “That’sourcamp-master,whomImustsendbacktoSulaconowwearegoingtocarryoursurveyintotheSta.MartaValley,”saidtheengineer.“Amostusefulfellow,lentmebyCaptainMitchelloftheO.S.N.Company.ItwasverygoodofMitchell.CharlesGouldtoldmeIcouldn’tdobetterthantakeadvantageoftheoffer.Heseemstoknowhowtoruleallthesemuleteersandpeons.Wehadnottheslightesttroublewithourpeople.HeshallescortyourdiligenciarightintoSulacowithsomeofourrailwaypeons.Theroadisbad.Tohavehimathandmaysaveyouanupsetortwo.Hepromisedmetotakecareofyourpersonallthewaydownasifyouwerehisfather.”

           Thiscamp-masterwastheItaliansailorwhomalltheEuropeansinSulaco,followingCaptainMitchell’smispronunciation,wereinthehabitofcallingNostromo.Andindeed,taciturnandready,hedidtakeexcellentcareofhischargeatthebadpartsoftheroad,asSirJohnhimselfacknowledgedtoMrs.Gouldafterwards.