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He say, 'God damn thief! catchee flowty dollar: come to jailee. Me no takee back. You leavee money top-side blulow, Fiddletown. Me fetchee money you. Me no takee back." Mrs. Tretherick hesitated. In the confusion of her flight, she MIGHT have left the money in the manner he had said. In any event, she had no right to jeopardize this honest Chinaman's safety by refusing it.
He say, 'God damn thief! catchee flowty dollar: come to jailee. Me no takee back. You leavee money topside blulow, Fiddletown. Me fetchee money you. Me no takee back." Mrs. Tretherick hesitated. In the confusion of her flight, she MIGHT have left the money in the manner he had said. In any event, she had no right to jeopardize this honest Chinaman's safety by refusing it.
Who'd a-thought av sayin' ye ag'in in the ould barquey, Ching Wang? Glad ye're a-comin' with us, an' hopes ye're all roight!" "Chin-chin, Mass' Looney," answered the Chinee, putting his monkey-like paw into Tim's broad palm and shaking hands cordially in English fashion. "Me belly well, muchee sank you. Me fetchee chow-chow number one chop when you wauchee."
"Hi me wakee can do," he said in his broken pigeon English, although from having been several voyages he spoke more intelligibly than the majority of his countrymen, "Mass' Looney me axee lookee after lilly pijjin, and so me fetchee piecee coffee number one chop. You wanchee hey?" "Thank you," I cried gratefully, drinking the nice hot coffee, which seemed delicious though there was no milk in it.
He led them through what appeared to Smith an intricate maze of narrow alleys, and presently pushed open the door of a hut, and called the name of Ching-Fu, entering without ceremony. The Englishmen heard voices raised as in altercation, and after some minutes the guide reappeared, followed by a burly compatriot, rubbing his eyes. "He catchee sleep, say what for come fetchee this time."
Catchee on big quartz stone allee same Polly, me go fetchee." "No!" quickly shrieked the others. The prospect of being left in the proximity of Wan Lee's evil spirit, without Wan Lee's exorcising power, was anything but reassuring. "No, don't go!" "Go to bed," she said, authoritatively, "and sleep until morning." Thus admonished, the pirates again retired.
You got banjo, music git-tar?" "One of the chaps has got one," said Smith. "Why?" "You fetchee for Ching. I play, sing `ti-ope-I-ow' for captain and jolly sailor. Makee Ching velly happy, and no makee sea-sick like coolie in big boat." "Not to-night, Ching," said Barkins decisively. "Come along, lads.
Then he began anew his fumblings and contortions. At last his efforts were rewarded by his producing, apparently from his right ear, a many-folded piece of tissue-paper. Unwrapping this carefully, he at last disclosed two twenty-dollar gold-pieces, which he handed to Mrs. Tretherick. "You leavee money topside of blulow, Fiddletown. Me findee money. Me fetchee money to you. All lightee."
Sounds of singing came from within. A Chinaman opened the door to his knock. Smith asked if the master was at home. "Massa inside allo lightee," answered the man. "Me go fetchee, chop-chop." He soon returned, followed by a stalwart bearded Australian of about fifty years, smoking a big pipe. "Well, mate," he said, eyeing Smith curiously by the light of the door lamp; "what can I do for you?"
Then he began anew his fumblings and contortions. At last his efforts were rewarded by his producing, apparently from his right ear, a many-folded piece of tissue paper. Unwrapping this carefully, he at last disclosed two twenty-dollar gold pieces, which he handed to Mrs. Tretherick. "You leavee money topside of blulow, Fiddletown. Me findee money. Me fetchee money to you. All lightee."
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