As functionary, there are too many persons between me and the Government who have an interest in denying the misery of the population. There are other reasons that prevent me from going to Ngawie. There was no vacancy there; there has been one made for meLook here!”
And he showed in the Javanese newspaper, which had come by the same post, that indeed, in the same decree of the Government whereby he was appointed Assistant Resident of Ngawie, the Assistant Resident of that place was appointed to another district where there was a vacancy.
“Do you know why I have to go to Ngawie, and not to the district where there was a vacancy?
“I will tell youthe Resident of Madioen, to which Ngawie belongs, is the brother-in-law of the late Resident of Bantam. I have said that such scandalous things went on here,that the Regent had had such bad examples. . .”
“ Ah,” eried Verbrugge and Duclari at the same time. They understood why Havelaar was transferred to Ngawie in particular, to be tried if he would perhaps correct himself.
“And there is still another reason why I cannot go there,” said he. “The present Governor-General will soon resign,I do not know his successor, nor what I may expect of him.[1] In order to do something in time for
- ↑ In the original MS. the author wrote: “I know his successor, I know what I may expect of him.” This was changed against the will
