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Updated: June 12, 2025
His queue had become unbound for half its length, and he plaited it anew, winking his eyes thoughtfully. "Well, what do you say?" said Moran. "I lose face," answered Hoang at length, calmly. "You lose face? What do you mean?" "I lose face," he insisted; then added: "I heap 'shamed. You fightee my China boy, you catchee me. My boy no mo' hab me fo' boss savvy? I go back, him no likee me.
Observing my escort, the Chinaman approached and said: "'Bosse, alle same, catchee match? "My escort gave him the desired article, and the Chinaman made a fire of his pile of twigs. 'Why are you making a fire, John? I asked. "'Bleakfast, he replied laconically. "I asked him where his food might be, and he gave us a quick glance of suspicion as he said briefly, 'No sabbe.
"S'pose you wantchee catchee olo chinaware, compradore savez talkee my," represents, "If you want to get some old chinaware your Chinese agent will let me know," while I have heard "two times twicee" for "twice two," and "last day to-night" for "last evening."
"I no 'fraid," he declared. "P'laps master no savee. Sui-fu b'long velly big place, have got plenty European. You wantchee makee go fast, catchee plenty good 'chow. I think you catchee one piecee boat, makee go up the river. P'laps I think you have got velly tired no wantchee makee more walkee that no b'long ploper. That b'long all same fool pidgin." And at last I melted.
Then the man gave some gruff order, and Ching replied again. The light died out, and there was silence once more. "What did he say?" whispered Mr Brooke. "Say what fo' sail about all in dark?" "Yes, and you?" "Tell him hollid big gleat lie! Say, go catchee fish when it glow light." "Yes." "And pilate say be off, or he come in boat and cuttee off my head."
The Chinaman, gazing sad and speechless into the darkness of the hatchway, seemed to stand at the head of a yawning grave. "No catchee rain down there savee?" pointed out Jukes. "Suppose all'ee same fine weather, one piecie coolie-man come topside," he pursued, warming up imaginatively. "Make so Phooooo!" He expanded his chest and blew out his cheeks. "Savee, John? Breathe fresh air. Good. Eh?
Not velly wet now. Captain velly closs Ching tumb' overboard?" "No, he hasn't said anything." "Ching velly glad. You go tell captain something?" "What about?" I said. "Ching get lettee flom fliend." "That's right," I said. "How is he?" "Velly glad you catchee pilate." "Oh, he is, is he?" "Yes, velly muchee glad, and send lettee." "Yes, you said so." "Allee 'bout pilates."
Once serve board man-of-war; cappen kind, sailors kind; but me went on shore to see me fadder, modder, me brodder, me sister; but dey all get catchee, an' all de oder people run 'way, an' dey take me for slavee."
"But down on the Coast they have an old proverb in the Negro-English jargon which says, 'Softly, softly catchee monkey. Let us proceed cautiously, bear our trials with patience, seek not to incense these brutal Arabs against us, and we may yet tread the path that leads into my mother's kingdom.
She laughed hoarsely and tossed her head. "Who told you that?" she asked contemptuously. "It was the doll-woman who killed him I have said so." "You tella me so hoi, hoi! But old Sin Sin Wa catchee wonder. Lo!" he extended a yellow forefinger, pointing at his wife "Mrs. Sin make him catchee die! No bhobbery, no palaber. Sin Sin Wa gotchee you sized up allee timee." Mrs.
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