\"Youknow，Kaspar，\"saidhe，inconclusion，totheexcitedAlmayer，\"itisdeucedlyawkwardtohaveahalf-castegirlinthehouse。There\'ssuchalotoffoolsabout。TherewasthatyoungfellowfromthebankwhousedtoridetotheVinckbungalowearlyandlate。ThatoldwomanthoughtitwasforthatEmmaofhers。
Whenshefoundoutwhathewantedexactly，therewasarow，Icantellyou。ShewouldnothaveNina——notanhourlonger——inthehouse。Factis，Iheardofthisaffairandtookthegirltomywife。Mywifeisaprettygoodwoman——aswomengo——anduponmywordwewouldhavekeptthegirlforyou，onlyshewouldnotstay。Now，then！Don\'tflareup，Kaspar。Sitstill。
Whatcanyoudo？Itisbetterso。Letherstaywithyou。Shewasneverhappyoverthere。ThosetwoVinckgirlsarenobetterthandressed-upmonkeys。Theyslightedher。Youcan\'tmakeherwhite。It\'snouseyouswearingatme。Youcan\'t。
Sheisagoodgirlforallthat，butshewouldnottellmywifeanything。
Ifyouwanttoknow，askheryourself；butifIwasyouIwouldleaveheralone。Youarewelcometoherpassagemoney，oldfellow，ifyouareshortnow。\"Andtheskipper，throwingawayhiscigar，walkedoffto\"wakethemuponboard，\"asheexpressedit。