Thetwoofficerslookedateachotherhelplessly。
\"Thiswon\'tdo，\"saidthelieutenant，addressinghisjunior。
\"Havethemenmusteredinthecompoundhere。Imustgetsomesenseoutofhim。Hi！Almayer！Wakeup，man。Redeemyourword。
Yougaveyourword。Yougaveyourwordofhonour，youknow。\"
Almayershookofftheofficer\'shandwithimpatience，buthisill-humourvanishedatonce，andhelookedup，puttinghisforefingertothesideofhisnose。