I more than expected to find the dwarf on the quay, but to my relief he was not there.

I had purposely kept my knowledge of Lola's movements a secret from him, as I desired as far as possible to conduct affairs without his crazy intervention.

I was not sorry, too, that he had not availed himself of my proposal to visit me that morning and continue our conversation of the night before.

The grotesque as a decoration of life is valuable; as the main feature it gets on your nerves.
I stood on the sloping stone jetty among the crowd of Arab porters and Europeans and watched the vessel waddle in.

Lola and I, catching sight of each other at the same time, waved handkerchiefs in an imbecile manner, and when the vessel came alongside, and during the tedious process of mooring, we regarded each other with photographic smiles.