He seeks to cause our very death.

He trades with the Dyaks of the forest, who are no better than monkeys.

He buys from them guttah and rattans--while we starve.

Only two days ago I went to him and said, 'Tuan Almayer'-- even so; we must speak politely to that friend of Satan--'Tuan Almayer, I have such and such goods to sell.

Will you buy ?' And he spoke thus--because those white men have no understanding of any courtesy--he spoke to me as if I was a slave: 'Daoud, you are a lucky man'-- remark, O First amongst the Believers! that by those words he could have brought misfortune on my head--'you are a lucky man to have anything in these hard times.