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Chapter Two
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Babalatchi ceased speaking. Lingard shifted his feet a little, uncrossed his arms, and shook his head slowly. The narrative1 of the events in Sambir, related from the point of view of the astute2 statesman, the sense of which had been caught here and there by his inattentive ears, had been yet like a thread to guide him out of the sombre labyrinth3 of his thoughts; and now he had come to the end of it, out of the tangled4 past into the pressing necessities of the present. With the palms of his hands on his knees, his elbows squared out, he looked down on Babalatchi who sat in a stiff attitude, inexpressive and mute as a talking doll the mechanism5 of which had at length run down.
“You people did all this,” said Lingard at last, “and you will be sorry for it before the dry wind begins to blow again. Abdulla’s voice will bring the Dutch rule here.”
Babalatchi waved his hand towards the dark doorway6.
“There are forests there. Lakamba rules the land now. Tell me, Tuan, do you think the big trees know the name of the ruler? No. They are born, they grow, they live and they die — yet know not, feel not. It is their land.”
“Even a big tree may be killed by a small axe,” said Lingard, drily. “And, remember, my one-eyed friend, that axes are made by white hands. You will soon find that out, since you have hoisted7 the flag of the Dutch.”
“Ay — wa!” said Babalatchi, slowly. “It is written that the earth belongs to those who have fair skins and hard but foolish hearts. The farther away is the master, the easier it is for the slave, Tuan! You were too near. Your voice rang in our ears always. Now it is not going to be so. The great Rajah in Batavia is strong, but he may be deceived. He must speak very loud to be heard here. But if we have need to shout, then he must hear the many voices that call for protection. He is but a white man.”
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narrative
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labyrinth
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virtue
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vanquish
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irony
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descending
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humility
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sniffing
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ridge
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taint
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irresistible
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numbness
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drowsily
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inconvenient
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remorse
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fumbled
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shutter
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testily
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pious
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tremor
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solicitude
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primitive
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pensive
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dispersing
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inexplicable
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civilized
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manifestations
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admiration
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unwilling
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malevolence
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injustice
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fumes
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blotchy
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chaos
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persuasive
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muzzle
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dismal
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twitched
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seaman
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forefinger
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disorder
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condescend
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concealed
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behold
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discreetly
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thumping
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abruptness
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confidential
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animated
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vein
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accentuating
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benevolence
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exasperated
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serenity
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