"
"Even if I gave way to you in this," Trent answered, "the third
reason is strong enough."
Da Souza's face was gloomy. "I know it's no use trying to move you,"
he said, "but you're on a silly, dangerous, wild goose-chase."
"And what about yourself?" Trent asked. "I imagine you have some
other purpose in taking this voyage than just to argue with me."
"I am going to see," Da Souza said, "that you do as little mischief
as possible."
Trent walked the length of the deck and back. "Da Souza," he said,
stopping in front of him, "you're a fool to take this voyage. You
know me well enough to be perfectly assured that nothing you could
say would ever influence me. There's more behind it. You've a game
of your own to play over there. Now listen ! If I catch you
interfering with me in any way, we shall meet on more equal terms
than when you laughed at my revolver at Walton Lodge! I never was
over-scrupulous in those old days, Da Souza, you know that, and I
have a fancy that when I find myself on African soil again I may
find something of the old man in me yet. So look out, my friend,
I've no mind to he trifled with, and, mark me - if harm comes to
that old man, it will be your life for his, as I'm a living man.
You were afraid of me once, Da Souza.
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