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"Yes, tell them that." "You likee other boat and men?" "Well, I don't know," said Mr Brooke, hesitating, as if he thought some use might be made of such a fast-sailing craft. "Ching askee." He entered into a short conversation with the boatmen, who smiled at first, then scowled, stamped, and gesticulated. Ching nodded and turned to us.

The official pointed to our left, and Ching led the way behind a kind of barricade where there were seats erected, and, selecting a place, he smilingly made us sit down. "Ching know gleat mandalin," he said. "Askee let come see gland show." "But what's it going to be?" I asked, as I looked curiously round the square enclosure surrounded by a high wall, and with seats and pens on three sides.

"Hullo, Ching Wang," I said, "what are you about?" "Me chin chin joss, lilly pijjin," he answered, turning to me his round, unconscious, and imperturbable face as if he were engaged in some ordinary occupation of everyday life. "Me askee him me watchee if kyphong catchee ship, no sabey?"

Do you suppose I'd go back and ask them to put up a thousand more for my rotten foolishness?" He knotted his hands together until the nails grew white then, seeing the unenlightened face below, he added emphatically: "No, no, Tsang, no can askee!" "How fashion you losee money!" asked Tsang. "The money? Oh, belong gamble. Bet on ship's run. First day win. Second day win.

He frightened me. Quite abruptly, as if an unexpected reservoir of energy had been tapped, the dying man lifted on an elbow and slid one leg over the edge of the couch. Then he glanced at me with an air almost furtive. "Boy," he whispered. "Run quick gettee Mista Minista, yes." "But he's coming himself," I protested. "You better lay back." "Mista Yen Sin askee please! Please, boy."