The acid of this incertitude had disintegrated his nerve; and in Canton
had come the smash. In some incomprehensible way that back view made
her feel sorry for Alice. CHAPTER II. He thought rationally; that is to say, he thought clearly, as a
child thinks clearly. If he ran less risk of being blown
over, he stood a much greater chance of being washed off, or stifled. The blue jowl,
the fat-lidded eyes—now merry, now alert, now tungsten hard—the bullet head,
the pudgy fingers and the square-toed shoes were all in conformation with the
doctor's olden mental picture. "So she got away as far as this, eh? But
where does she come in?"
The doctor recounted that side of the tale. He was more like a man who had left his bed in the middle of
convalescence. Inexplicably there flashed into vision the Chinese wedding procession in the
narrow, twisted streets of the city, that first day: the gorgeous palanquin, the tomtoms, the weird music, the ribald, jeering mob that trailed along behind. Both had very singular faces; very odd wigs,
very much pulled over their brows; and very large cravats, very much raised
above their chins. He admitted that it would bore him to dally here in Canton, with
the pleasures of Hong-Kong so close. "
"Well, well—wait awhile," returned Quilt; "his lordship won't forget you. ”
“It’s so strange to think of you—troubled by such things. ”
“You would perhaps be so good as to allow one of my men to accompany you
and see you settled,” Mr. If you choose, you
can see him put on board the Zeeslang yourself, Sir Rowland.
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