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Updated: May 11, 2025
He pointed to two figures, more dead than alive, chittering with cold. Le Borgne's foxy eye took on a stolid look. "White men lost in the snow," said he, "white-man from the big white canoe come walkee walkee one two three sleep watchee good Indian friend fort!"
Wantee catchee more pilate." "But do you mean your friend knows of these junks sailing?" "Yes." "When did you get the letter?" "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat." "What, this morning?" "Yes, bling lettee." "When are the junks going to sail?" "No know. Keepee watchee and catchee."
Sin Sin Wa, crooning his strange song, came in carrying a coil of rope and a Mauser pistol! "P'licemanee gotchee catchee sleepee," he murmured, "or maybe he catchee die!" He tossed the rope to his wife, who stood silent tapping the floor with one slim restless foot. "Number one top-side tie up," he crooned. "Sin Sin Wa watchee withum gun!"
"Goodbye, I won't be long," he called. Then, turning, he saw that the three Chinamen had flat-irons in their hands. They were fitting the handles to them. Ah See handed Marmaduke a fourth iron for himself. "Mellican boy wide on this now, velly caleful," said he. "But how can I ride on such a small iron?" asked Marmaduke. "Watchee and see, Allee samee as me."
While they had been all engaged in watching the northeast, a swift canoe, carrying two men, had stolen in from the west. It was approaching the pier; before he had time to get down, its occupants had landed and were shaking hands with Beorn effusively, emitting low, hoarse cries of "Watchee. Watchee." As he descended the mound, he scanned their travelling outfit, that he might guess their errand.
A slight smile and a pleasant gleam lighted up his dark countenance as he wiped his greasy right hand on his legging and extended it, exclaiming, "watchee!" by which he meant, what cheer? "What cheer? what cheer?" replied Reuben, with a broad but quiet grin, as he shook his friend's hand heartily.
"Hist!" whispered Ching Wang softly, catching hold of my legs as I came down the rope to prevent my feet making a noise on touching the bottom of the sampan; while he carefully guided me into a seat in the stern- sheets. "Makee quiet, tyfong watchee. If catchee no go, all up topside!"
"Hullo, Ching Wang," I said, "what are you about?" "Me chin chin joss, lilly pijjin," he answered, turning to me his round, unconscious, and imperturbable face as if he were engaged in some ordinary occupation of everyday life. "Me askee him me watchee if kyphong catchee ship, no sabey?"
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