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TheverydaythatTraversandd’AlcacerhadcomeonboardtheEmmaHassimandImmadahaddepartedontheirmission；forLingard，ofcourse，couldnotthinkofleavingthewhitepeoplealonewithJorgenson。Jorgensonwasallright，buthisineradicablehabitofmutteringinhismoustacheabout\"throwingalightedmatchamongstthepowderbarrels\"hadinspiredLingardwithacertainamountofmistrust。And，moreover，hedidnotwanttogoawayfromMrs。Travers。
ItwastheonlycorrectinspirationonCarter’sparttosendJaffirwithhisreporttoLingard。Thatstout—heartedfighter，swimmer，anddevotedfolloweroftheprincelymisfortunesofHassimandImmada，hadlookeduponhismissiontocatchthechiefofficeroftheyacht（whichhehadreceivedfromLingardinCarimata）asatriflingjob。IttookhimalittlelongerthanheexpectedbuthehadgotbacktothebrigjustintimetobesentontoLingardwithCarter’sletterafteracoupleofhours’rest。
HehadthestoryofallthehappeningsfromWasubbeforeheleftandthoughhisfacepreserveditsgraveimpassivity，inhishearthedidnotlikeitatall。
Fearlessandwily，Jaffirwasthemanfordifficultmissionsandabornmessenger——asheexpressedithimself——\"tobearweightywordsbetweengreatmen。\"Withhisunfailingmemoryhewasabletoreproducethemexactly，whethersoftorhard，incouncilorinprivate；forheknewnofear。Withhimtherewasnoneedforwritingwhichmightfallintothehandsoftheenemy。Ifhediedonthewaythemessagewoulddiewithhim。Hehadalsothegiftofgettingatthesenseofanysituationandanobservanteye。Hewasdistinctlyoneofthosemenfromwhomtrustworthyinformationcanbeobtainedbytheleadersofgreatenterprises。Lingarddidputseveralquestionstohim，butinthisinstance，ofcourse，Jaffircouldhaveonlyverylittletosay。OfCarter，whomhecalledthe\"youngone，\"hesaidthathelookedaswhitemenlookwhentheyarepleasedwiththemselves；thenaddedwithoutwaitingforadefinitequestion——\"Theshipsouttherearenowsafeenough，O，RajahLaut！\"Therewasnoelationinhistone。