’
‘Also madame his wife—’
Charvill’s gorge rose. "So he may," rejoined Abraham, aloud, "so he may. ’
‘Don’t count on it. For the
first time it occurred to Ah Cum that the young man might not be quite
conscious of his surroundings, that he might be moving in that comatose state
which is the aftermath of a long debauch. Under the circumstances you must permit me to be the best judge of
the identity of the young lady who did me the honour, as an old family friend, of
dining with me. “Don’t!”
she said, weakly, as he had bent down and put one arm about her and seized her
hands with his disengaged hand and kissed her—kissed her almost upon her lips. You
should remember, before you try your strength against mine, that when I rescued
you from the watch, and you induced me to come and live with you, I beat off
four men, any of whom was a match for you—ha! ha!"
"My dear Poll!" said Kneebone, picking himself up, "I entreat you to moderate
yourself. Yet, here she was, in
the ancient Chinese city, weaving in and out of the narrow streets some scarcely
wide enough for two men to walk abreast, streets that boiled and eddied with
yellow human beings, who worshipped strange gods, ate strange foods, and
diffused strange suffocating smells. She climbed slowly towards it, keeping close to the hedge side,
fragrant with wild roses, and holding her skirts high above the dew-laden grass. “My child, I do not wish. The doctor and another man were by his bedside when they
entered the room, and there were writing materials which had evidently been
used close at hand.
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