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These marvels are still in the state described by Marco Polo, the Venetian traveler of the thirteenth century. "Well, Monsieur Bombarnac," asked the major, "do you not admire the square?" "It is superb," I say. "Yes," says the actor, "what a splendid scene it would make for a ballet, Caroline! That mosque, with a garden alongside, and that other one with a court "
Such is the address of the telegram I found on the 13th of May when I arrived at Tiflis. This is what the telegram said: "As the matters in hand will terminate on the 15th instant Claudius Bombarnac will repair to Uzun Ada, a port on the east coast of the Caspian. There he will take the train by the direct Grand Transasiatic between the European frontier and the capital of the Celestial Empire.
But we are in the midst of the deserts of Mongolia, where there are no juries as yet, which is a good thing for the Mongols. "Well," said I to the major, "I hope you have abandoned your suspicions with regard to my lord Faruskiar?" "To a certain extent, Monsieur Bombarnac!" Only to a certain extent? Evidently Major Noltitz is difficult to please. But let us hasten on and count our victims.
"Undoubtedly we have lost all those fine things," replies my Yankee. "But, thanks to these iron ribbons which will eventually encircle our globe like a hogshead of cider or a bale of cotton, we can go in thirteen days from Tiflis to Pekin. That is why, if you expect any incidents, to enliven you " "Certainly, Monsieur Ephrinell." "Illusions, Mr. Bombarnac! Nothing will happen either to you or me.
As I have said, the night is very dark, without moon, without stars. Long clouds are creeping across the lower zones of the atmosphere. It will be easy for me to enter the van without being noticed. And I have not been too liberal in my visits to Kinko during these twelve days on the road. At this moment Popof says to me: "Are you not going to sleep to-night, Monsieur Bombarnac?"
"I agree with you, but where you have a railway you might as well get all the advantage out of it that you can." "Bah!" said Pan-Chao carelessly. "Speed," said I, "is a gain of time and to gain time " "Time does not exist in China, Monsieur Bombarnac, and it cannot exist for a population of four hundred millions. There would not be enough for everybody.
I was about to interrogate Ephrinell on this point, when he said to me: "Have you ever been in the United States, Mr. Bombarnac?" "No, Monsieur Ephrinell." "You will come to our country some day?" "Perhaps." "Then you will not forget to explore the establishment of Strong, Bulbul & Co.?" "Explore it?" "That is the proper word." "Good! I shall not fail to do so."
I confess that during my stay in Europe you can ask Doctor Tio-King I have not been very practical, and now I return to Asia I shall be less so. I shall let myself live, that is all, as the cloud floats in the breeze, the straw on the stream, as the thought is borne away by the imagination." "I see," said I, "we must take China as it is." "And as it will probably always be, Monsieur Bombarnac.
"Of course, Monsieur Claudius Bombarnac, correspondent of the Twentieth Century." "At your service, believe me." "A thousand thanks, Monsieur Bombarnac, and even ten thousand, as they say in China, whither Madame Caterna and I are bound." "To appear at Shanghai in the French troupe at the residency as " "You know all that, then?" "A reporter!" "Quite so."
You can tell me nothing about them I don't know." "Shall I tell you what I think about that couple, Monsieur Bombarnac?" "What do you think?" "That as soon as they reach Pekin, Miss Bluett will become Mrs. Ephrinell." "And may Heaven bless their union, Popof, for they are really made for each other." I saw that on this subject Popof and I held similar ideas.
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