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Ching thinkee muchee so. Now go sleepee. Velly much tire." He curled himself up, drawing his tail round out of the way, and seemed to go off directly; while I rejoined the officer of the watch, who happened to be Mr Brooke, and we walked right forward to the bows, and saw that the men were keeping a bright look-out. "Well, Herrick," he said, "got your dirk sharp?" "No," I said.
"Why, Ching," I said, "you here?" "Yes; velly hot down below, no sleepee sleepee. Come on deck, nicee cool. You have fightee morrow?" "I hope so," I said; but asked myself the next moment whether I really did hope so. "Velly bad fightee, bad pilates come, and captain killee whole lot. Allee velly bad man, killee evelybody." "Do you think they will come out of hiding?" "Ching don'tee know.
Go to bled; no sleepee; pigtail no stay down; heart go thump allee night." "By Jove !" thought Dawson; "he's got it too!" "Evlyting flunny here," resumed Chung. "Jack he no likee too." Jack was the mastiff. "What's the matter with Jack?" queried Dawson. "You don't mean to say Jack's afraid?" "Do' know if he 'flaid," said Chung, "He growl most time." Clearly there was no comfort for Dawson here.
He fell asleep at last, to waken only to the sunlight streaming through the curtainless windows on his face. To his surprise the long shed was empty and deserted, except for a single Chinaman who was sweeping the floor at the farther end. As Reddy started up, the man turned and approached him with a characteristic, vague, and patient smile. "All lity, John, you sleepee heap!
The last words that the dying Chinkie said were these: "Blitish flag wellee good thing keepee China boy walm; plentee good thing China boy sleepee in all a-time." So it was. With rude rites and reverent hands, we lowered him to the deep from the decks of the Merrie Monarch, and round him was that flag under which he had fought for English woman and English child so valorously.
No recreation for this people. Work, work, work! They never play, never smile, but plod away, from early morning until late at night. The Chinaman's objection to giving his creditor in New York a note was because it "walkee, walkee alle timee; walkee, walkee, no sleepee." They seem to me to emulate these objectionable obligations.
I say, Ching, you'll have to stop." "Me don't mind. Velly hungly once more. Wantee pipe and go sleepee. Velly tire. Too much fightee." We glided alongside of the gunboat the next minute, where Mr Reardon was waiting for us impatiently. "Come, young gentlemen," he cried, "you've kept us waiting two hours. Up with you. Good gracious, what a state you're in!
From his waistcoat pocket he drew out a fresh piece and placed it between his teeth. Drawing a tea-chest closer to the stove, he seated himself and stared intently into the glowing heart of the fire. Sin Sin Wa extended his arm and opened the little cupboard. "Number one p'lice," croaked the raven drowsily. "You catchee sleepee, Tling-a-Ling," said Sin Sin Wa.
Sin Sin Wa, crooning his strange song, came in carrying a coil of rope and a Mauser pistol! "P'licemanee gotchee catchee sleepee," he murmured, "or maybe he catchee die!" He tossed the rope to his wife, who stood silent tapping the floor with one slim restless foot. "Number one top-side tie up," he crooned. "Sin Sin Wa watchee withum gun!"
And in upon these dreary musings broke an altercation between Mrs. Sin and her husband. "Keep the blasted thing covered up!" she cried hoarsely. "Tling-a-Ling wantchee catchee bleathee sometime," crooned Sin Sin Wa. "Hello, hello!" croaked the raven drowsily. "Smartest smartest smartest leg." "You catchee sleepee, Tling-a-Ling," murmured the Chinaman. "Mrs. Sin no likee you palaber, lo!"
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