Daily puzzle

Put An Outpost of Progress back in order

Seven beats from our edition of An Outpost of Progress by Joseph Conrad, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. Left behind Kayerts and Carlier are installed at the remote station and congratulate themselves on the great work of civilization.
  2. Idle dependence The two prove lazy and useless, leaning entirely on routine and on the capable servant Makola to keep the station running.
  3. The hidden trade Makola sells the station's African workers to passing slavers in exchange for a rich store of ivory.
  4. Complicity Horrified at first, the two men quietly accept the ivory and excuse themselves from any blame for the slaving.
  5. Decay Cut off, sick, and short of supplies, the men's nerves fray and their fragile companionship curdles into suspicion.
  6. The quarrel A petty dispute over sugar erupts, and a terrified Kayerts shoots the unarmed Carlier dead.
  7. The return The steamer arrives at last, and the director discovers Kayerts hanged over the founder's grave.