Edgar Wallace

Name: Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE
Author: Edgar Wallace

Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

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“Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE”, published in 1911, is a work by Edgar Wallace. It explores elements such as Sanders, Cuthbert and Bosambo.

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ There were occasions when Sanders came up against the outer world, when he learnt, with something like bewilderment, that beyond the farthermost forests, beyond the lazy, swelling, blue sea, there were men and women who lived in houses and carefully tabooed such subjects as violent death and such horrid happenings as were daily features of his life. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ In course of time came a strange white man through Sanders' domain. This white man, who was Cuthbert, was following the green path to the death—but this he did not know. He threw his face to the forest, as the natives say, and laughed, and the people of the village of O'Tembi, standing before their wattle huts, watched him in silent wonder. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ N'Beki, chief of this village of the O'Tembi, a very good old man, went out to the path when the white man began his journey.
"White man," he said solemnly, "this is the road to hell, where all manner of devils live. Night brings remorse, and dawn brings self-hatred, which is worse than death."
Cuthbert, whose Swaheli was faulty, and whose Bomongo talk was nil, grinned impatiently as his coastboy translated unpicturesquely. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ He had with him a caravan of sixty men and an interpreter, and in due course he reached his objective, which was the village of a great chief ruling a remarkable province—Bosambo, of the Ochori, no less; sometime Krooman, steward of the Elder Dempster line, chief on sufferance, but none the less an interesting person. Bosambo, you may be sure, came out to greet his visitor.
"Say to him," said Cuthbert to this interpreter, "that I am proud to meet the great chief."
"Lord chief," said the interpreter in the vernacular, "this white man is a fool, and has much money." ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ He knew these little villages in the forest. It was the native custom to take the aged and the dying—especially those who died sleepily—to far-away places, beyond the reach of man, and leave them there with a week's food and a fire, to die in decent solitude. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ He looked from the cartridges to the monkeys and back to the cartridges again, then he began searching the grass. He found two more empty shells and a rusting lancet, such as may be found in the pocket-case of any explorer.
Then he walked back to the hut before which the fire burnt, and called softly—
"Mr Cuthbert!"
There was no answer, and Sanders called again—
"Mr Cuthbert!"
From the interior of the hut came a groan.
"Leave me alone. I have come here to die!" said a muffled voice.
"Come out and be civil," said Sanders coolly; "you can die afterwards." ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ When you deal in the abstract with government of races so influenced, a knowledge of constitutional law and economics is fairly valueless.
There is one type of man that can rule native provinces wisely, and that type is best represented by Sanders. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ It was a remarkably simple business; a more knowledgeable man than Cuthbert would have been scared by the easiness of his success, but Cuthbert was too satisfied with himself to be scared at anything.
It is said that his leave-taking with Bosambo was of an affecting character, that Bosambo wept and embraced his benefactor's feet.
Be that as it may, his "concessions" in his pocket, Cuthbert began his coastward journey, still avoiding Sanders. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ For, desiring to show my people how great a man I was, I wrote a letter in the English fashion, and sent it by messenger to the coast and thence to friends in Sierra Leone, telling them of my fortune. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ He had ideas concerning vaccination, but the first baby he vaccinated died of croup, and Torrington came flying down the river telling Sanders a rambling story of a populace infuriated and demanding his blood. Then Torrington went home.
"The country is now quiet," wrote Sanders to the Administrator, with sardonic humour. "There are numerous palavers pending, but none of any particular moment. The Isisi people are unusually quiet, and Bosambo, the Monrovian, of whom I have written your Excellency, makes a model chief for the Ochori. ”

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Edgar Wallace, Sanders of the River — IV.—THE DROWSY ONE (1911)

“ He made a sign to his guard, and they seized upon the unfortunate interpreter and led him forth. Cuthbert, in a sweat of fear, pulled a revolver.
"Master," said Bosambo loftily, "you no make um fuss. Dis dam' nigger, he no good; he make you speak bad t'ings. I speak um English proper. You sit down, we talk um."
So Cuthbert sat down in the village of Ochori, and for three days there was a great giving of presents, and signing of concessions. Bosambo conceded the Ochori country—that was a small thing. ”

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