title: Gentleman in the Parlour
author:  W Somerset Maugham 
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  # The Outstation
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### William Somerset Maugham
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
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  The new assistant arrived in the afternoon. When the Resident, Mr.
  
  
  Warburton, was told that the prahu was in sight he put on his solar
  
  
  topee and went down to the landing-stage. The guard, eight little Dyak
  
  
  soldiers, stood to attention as he passed. He noted with satisfaction
  
  
  that their bearing was martial, their uniforms neat and clean, and
  
  
  their guns shining. They were a credit to him. From the landing-stage
  
  
  he watched the bend of the river round which in a moment the boat would
  
  
  sweep. He looked very smart in his spotless ducks and white shoes. He
  
  
  held under his arm a gold-headed Malacca cane which had been given him
  
  
  by the Sultan of Perak. He awaited the newcomer with mingled feelings.
  
  
  There was more work in the district than one man could properly do, and
  
  
  during his periodical tours