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She was happy and proud to see Dain's infatuation, believing him to be a great and powerful chief, and she found also a gratification of her mercenary instincts in Dain's open-handed generosity. On the eve of the day when Babalatchi's suspicions were confirmed by ocular demonstration, Dain and Nina had remained longer than usual in their shady retreat.
She hesitated for a while, looking at Almayer, who kept his eyes steadily on the sea, then she touched his forehead in a lingering kiss, and a tear one of her tears fell on his cheek and ran down his immovable face. "Goodbye," she whispered, and remained irresolute till he pushed her suddenly into Dain's arms.
He had almost forgotten why he was there, and dreamily he could see all his past life on the smooth and boundless surface that glittered before his eyes. Dain's hand laid on Almayer's shoulder recalled him with a start from some country very far away indeed. He turned round, but his eyes seemed to look rather at the place where Dain stood than at the man himself.
"So did I," replied his father, "but it has turned out otherwise." Me Dain's words were short but to the point. "Kachins!" he cried. "Come on," and pushed ahead with the woman, who was off like a deer at the first hint of danger. "How far to the end of the pass, Me Dain?" called Mr. Haydon. "Not more than two miles, sahib," replied the Burman.
This was the meaning of Me Dain's phrase about some rich man winning merit, for it is considered that such good works meet with the deep approval of the gods. When "The Builder of a Monastery," Pah, had finished his story, Buck inquired where the monks were, for, as a rule, such holy men are safe even in blood-feuds. The old Burman replied that they were absent at present.
Several nights in succession he had heard the splash of paddles and had seen the indistinct form of a boat, but when hailing the shadowy apparition, his heart bounding with sudden hope of hearing Dain's voice, he was disappointed each time by the sulky answer conveying to him the intelligence that the Arabs were on the river, bound on a visit to the home-staying Lakamba.
You dropped him, Jack?" "Yes," said Jack, "he was going to lop Me Dain's head off with this sword." Jim picked the blade up and looked at it carefully. "Did you see any more of them about, Jack?" "Yes, there were four; three of them have cut into the jungle." "Come on, sahibs," cried Me Dain, who was very little disturbed by his queer experience, "this dangerous place to stop.
I took it there because I heard from Babalatchi's paddlers that the white men are coming here." "Wait for me there," said Almayer, "but keep the canoe hidden." He remained silent, listening to Ali's footsteps, then turned to Nina. "Nina," he said sadly, "will you have no pity for me?" There was no answer. She did not even turn her head, which was pressed close to Dain's breast.
Reshid, who was busy on the jetty, was summoned into his uncle's presence and found him, as usual, very calm and even cheerful, but very much surprised. The rumour of the capture or destruction of Dain's brig had reached the Arab's ears three days before from the sea-fishermen and through the dwellers on the lower reaches of the river.
Offering him the cigarette cabinet she breathed the old, effective, sincere answer: 'Not at all, it's very interesting. 'Let me see, this house belongs to you, doesn't it? he said in a different casual tone as he lighted a cigarette. Shortly afterwards he departed. John had not returned from Dain's, but Twemlow said that he could not possibly stay, as he had an appointment at Hanbridge.
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