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I said, "looking at the mischief your friends have done?" "Fliends burnee ship? No fliends. Velly bad men. Ching feel allee shame. Velly bad men evelywhere. Killee, get dollar. No velly bad men, London?" "I'm afraid there are," I said sadly. "Yes; velly bad men, London. Killee get dollar. You choppee off bad men head?" "No," I said; "but they kill them if they commit murder." "Commit murder?
Are they waiting for men?" "P'laps; but Ching think they know 'bout other big junk. Some fliends tell them in the big city. Say to them, big junk load with silk, tea, dollar. Go sail soon. You go wait for junk till she come out. Then you go 'longside, killee evelybody, and take silk, tea, dollar; give me lit' big bit for tellee." "Yes, that's very likely to be the reason they are waiting."
Wouldn't you like to be here? 'Not I. 'You would! 'Why should I? I prefer England. 'But Flance is nice too: and Flance wants to be fliends with England, and is waiting, oh waiting, for England to come over, and be fliends. Couldn't some lapplochement be negotiated? 'Good-bye. This talking spoils my morning smoke.... So we speak together across the sea, my God.
Just then I turned and found him close behind me, rubbing his hands. "You ask Mr Blooke he likee Ching sit where pilate see him 'gain?" he said. "I am sure he would," I replied. He looked sad again directly, and just touched the sleeve of my Norfolk jacket with the long nail of his forefinger. "Ching velly solly," he said. "What about?" "Mr Blooke think Ching fliends with pilates.
"Yes, I suppose so," said Mr Brooke thoughtfully; and as we watched the bright light disappeared, but only to appear again, and this was repeated three times. "That can't be our fire," said Mr Brooke. "Fliends on shore tellee pilate what to do," said Ching, with his face close to us. "What do you mean?" said Mr Brooke. "Ching know. Show big lamp.
Miss Lolly and Miss Clist two young ladies not their business. And Missy Ellen" he paused for a second and gave a faint sigh "Missy Ellen velly fine old lady, but no sense. My old boss's fliends most all dead, new lawyers take care of his money. They say to me, 'Get out, old Chinaman! But you don't say that. So I come to you."
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