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Updated: May 28, 2025
She gnashed her teeth, but she was sure that her cajolery even her tears would be thrown away on this soldier-spy whom once she had jilted, and who at present surfeited himself with her defeat. "It is a crime," she moaned, "a dastardly crime that you require me to do." "Not your first! You robbed us for your own private ends we want you to rob another for ours! you must not always be selfish."
Instead of killing the soldier-spy, who had been selling them false news, they pardoned him and enlisted him in this new cause. He has been very useful, and arranged matters with the enemy.... The other night I crept out through the secret way to the Japanese supply house to see how it was done.
Trumpet calls have been blaring outside; troops have been seen moving in big bodies with great banners in their van; the Imperial world of Peking is in great tumult; the soldier-spy alleges new storms must be brewing. In spite of this, however, the Tsung-li Yamen messengers now come and go with a certain regularity. This curious diplomatic correspondence must be piling up.
To-day the soldier-spy has brought in news that the Court is preparing to flee, because of the approach of our avenging armies, and that the moving troops and the hundreds of carts which can be seen picking their way through the burned and ruined Ch'ien Men great street in the Chinese city will all be engaged in this flight.
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