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"The bastinado like that idiot Zizel in Si j'etais Roi?" asked the actor. "Precisely," replied Pan-Chao. "We must stop that abomination," said Major Noltitz. "We can try at the least," said Pan-Chao. "I propose we go before the court when I will try and defend the sweetheart of this charming Roumanian, and may I lose my face if I do not get him off." That was the best, the only thing to do.
Of course, as soon as they found that their attempt had failed, they would hasten to get away. How would they dare six strong to attack a hundred passengers, including the Chinese guard? Twelve of us, including Pan-Chao, Caterna, and myself, volunteered to accompany Major Noltitz.
I will call on her before the box arrives, and even then I shall be too soon, for I shall take her the news of Kinko's death. Major Noltitz will remain in the same hotel as I do. I have not to bid him farewell, nor have I to part with the Caternas, who are going to stay a fortnight before starting for Shanghai. As to Pan-Chao and Dr.
And it was with no property daggers he was armed, nor dummy pistols loaded with Edouard Philippe's inoffensive powder. No! A revolver in each hand, he was bounding along, firing, as he said, right and left and everywhere. Pan-Chao also exposed himself bravely, a smile on his lips, gallantly leading on the other Chinese passengers. Popof and the railwaymen did their duty bravely.
In twelve minutes, so Popof says, we shall pass the junction with the Nanking branch. This branch is only completed for five or six kilometres, and leads to the viaduct over the Tjon valley. This viaduct is a great work I have the details from Pan-Chao and the engineers have as yet only got in the piers, which rise for a hundred feet above the ground.
There is not one missing. Thirteen, always thirteen! We were still on the platform, just after the signal of departure had been given, when Caterna asked his wife what was the most curious thing she had seen at Lan-Tcheou. "The most curious thing, Adolphe? Those big cages, hung on to the walls and trees, which held such curious birds " "Very curious, Madame Caterna," said Pan-Chao.
"Besides," said Pan-Chao, "the Son of Heaven never travels by railway." So much the better. At six o'clock in the evening we are at King-Tcheou, after skirting for some time the capricious meanderings of the Great Wall.
"And do they only speak Chinese?" "Probably; I have not heard them speak any other language together." On this information from Popof, I will keep to the number nine I have given to young Pan-Chao, and to the ten with which I have labelled Doctor Tio-King. "The American," began Popof. "Ephrinell?" I exclaimed, "and Miss Horatia Bluett, the Englishwoman? Oh!
Besides, as will be seen immediately, there was somebody else whose just suspicions had been changed into certainty, who only awaited his opportunity to denounce Faruskiar. We are now standing at the head of the train, Major Noltitz, the German baron, Caterna, Ephrinell, Pan-Chao, Popof, about twenty travelers in all.
I thought the train had been thrown off the line by the commotion of the air. I left the young Roumanian and regained my place within the car. In the morning 26th of May, 7 A.M. we arrived at Lan-Tcheou. Three hours to stop, three hours only. "Come, Major Noltitz, come, Pan-Chao, come, Caterna, we have not a minute to spare."
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