Afterwards you will admit it." "Go ahead," Trent said, "I'm anxious to hear what you've got to say.
Only look here! I'm a bit short-tempered this morning, and I shouldn't advise you to play with your words!" "This is no play at all," Da Souza remarked, with a sneer.

"I ask you to remember, my friend, our first meeting." Trent nodded.
"Never likely to forget it," he answered.
"I came down from Elmina to deal with you," Da Souza continued.

"I had made money trading in Ashanti for palm-oil and mahogany.

I had money to invest--and you needed it.

You had land, a concession to work gold-mines, and build a road to the coast.