"Mr.Strange is almost like one of the family.

He's been father's right-hand man for years and years.
Father says he's the best servant the company possesses." "That may be," said Ambrose doggedly, "but a good servant makes a bad master.

After all, he is not one of us.

If you value my advice at all you will never let him know he is running things." "How can I help it?
I haven't told him yet what has happened; but Dr.
Giddings and I agreed that he must be told.

He never mixes with the natives." "Of course he must know your father was wounded, but he needn't be told how seriously.