... novel as a decent and respectable man. The commissioner calls him "Scobie the just", even Yusef, the very embodiment of evil, can recognise goodness within him- "my friendship for you is the only good thing in this black heart". Ali, Scobie's "boy" is said to "watch him with affection" and the colonialists or "ex-patriots" who exchange in "beastly talk" and prejudice against the black natives of Sierra Leone - "I hate the bloody niggers" prove to be a stark contrast to Scobie's good nature. He longs to have respect off the Africans and uses their African dialect, suggesting that Scobie feels comfortable with the indigenous people.- "Already he had begun to desire these people's trust and affection" , the language he uses portrays this fact. Scobie deliberately uses simple language when speaking to the Africans - "Why you come here? Why not call Corporal Laminah in Sharp Town?" Smith states ...

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