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Here they saw a group of Chinamen squatting on the floor, engaged in playing a game with small figures carved in bone. "Hi, boys," called Mr. Martin; "can tell where Ching-Fu keeps?" "My tellee massa," cried one of the younger men, rising. "My go long that side, show wai-lo." "Come on, then: chop-chop." "Allo lightee, massa: my savvy."
When he spoke of his father and mother his voice would soften, his eyes moisten with tenderness. "I go back to China and tellee my fader and mudder allee good news," he said, with beaming face. This peculiar development of filial reverence and affection among the Chinese is a hopeful feature of their national life. It furnishes a solid basis for a strong Christian nation.
The Chinaman turned his shrewd, slant eyes malevolently upon the doctor. "Sing lies?" he hissed. "Mabbeso Sing lies when he ask what for you glet Bludleen steal tleasure. But Lajah Saffir he come and spoil it all while you tly glet Linee to the ship Sing knows. "Then you tellee Mlaxon Thlirteen steal Linee. You lie then and you knew you lie.
Who knows but Wenbourne-Hill itself may be one day all our own? I say who knows? There be old fools and young fools I tellee that Old planners, and improvers, and bite bubbles; and young squitter squanders, gamblers, and chouse chits Mark you me that And there be wax and parchment too Ay and post obits ; and besides all doosoors and perkissits. A what is money good for but to make money?
He pointed forward to where, about five miles off the lee-bow, a great junk was slowly sailing in the same direction as we were. "Is that the one which passed us in the night?" I said. "Yes." "Why do you think she is a pirate?" "Ching tink why she no sail light away and not stop while man-o'-war clawl along velly slow. You tellee captain."
"Velly bad man tellee lie for makee bhoberry getchee poor Chinaman in tlouble." In the fog-bound silence Kerry could very distinctly be heard chewing. He turned suddenly to Bryce. "Go back and fetch two men," he directed. "I should never find my way." "Very good, sir." Bryce stepped to the door, unable to hide the relief which he experienced, and opened it.
"Too soon findee boat," said Ching. "Tellee man come when sun go out of sight." "Yes, and that means two hours good," said Barkins. "Look here, Ching, hire a boat cheap. Get a fellow with a sailing-boat, if you can." "Yes," said the Chinaman, nodding his head in a satisfied way, "Good boat velly nice boat boat with velly big sail fly over water, eh?" "Yes, that's it," said Barkins.
"What were those fellows doing up there?" he asked of the Chinaman. "No tellee me; no tellee Lee," was the response, as the fellow jerked his head in the direction of his comrade. "Just lookee over alla samee you do li'l bit ago." "Were they in the cabin?" demanded Paul. "No go in klabin."
He sighed, then, after a moment's pause, lowered his voice to a whisper: "Now suppose I was to go and take some poor Christian for one of these gre-at bloody dragons I do see at odd times, I might do him a mischief, you know, and not mean him no harm neither. Oh, dooee take and have me locked up, gentlemen, dooee now: tellee I ain't fit to be about, my poor head is so mazed."
Mr Hellick make laugh. Dog not got tow-chang." "No," I said, trying very hard to get the pot off, "but dogs have got tails." "Yes, got tails. Don't tellee, make no good. Didn't hurt Ching." "But it's an insult to you," I said. "Any one would think they were a pack of boys." "Yes, jolly sailor boy. You no makee come off?" "No," I said.
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