" At the door of this tavern, which was situated on the left
of the street, not more than a hundred yards distant from the church, the bell of
which began to toll as soon as the procession came in sight, the cart drew up, and
the whole cavalcade halted. I went with
him to what I supposed to be the British Embassy, and went through a ceremony
which I understood to be the usual form of the marriage one used there. "I was," answered Sheppard. I tried to jump, but he
increased the speed. In Europe or in America people would have
smiled; but in Singapore—the half-way port of the world—where a human
kaleidoscope tumbles continuously east and west, no one had remarked her. The guards had great difficulty in preserving a clear
passage without resorting to severe measures, for the tide, which poured upon
them behind, around, in front, and at all sides, was almost irresistible. Most of all she enjoyed the gentle
gratitude of her foster family members, even the teasing
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of Mike, her foster brother, who liked to play food critic
to give her a hard time. Martin’s eyes seemed about to pop out of his head. "
"Lord bless us!" ejaculated Wood, "how shocking! No, I did not know that. He
kept his keen eyes steadily fixed on Thames, as if awaiting to be addressed. It was just as easy to pretend she was
watching one when she was actually watching the other.
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