Forgive me, your slave, but you must not." She fell at his feet sobbing violently and repeating, "Kill me! Kill me!" "I want you alive," said Almayer, speaking also in Malay, with sombre calmness.

"You go, or he hangs.

Will you obey ?" Dain shook Nina off, and, making a sudden lunge, struck Almayer full in the chest with the handle of his kriss, keeping the point towards himself.
"Hai, look! It was easy for me to turn the point the other way," he said in his even voice.

"Go, Tuan Putih," he added with dignity.

"I give you your life, my life, and her life.