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Page 172
... Wang nodded . Hanging on the arm of the white man before whom he stood was the girl called Alma ; but neither from the Chinaman's eyes nor from his expres- sion could any one have guessed that he was in the slight- est degree aware of ...
... Wang nodded . Hanging on the arm of the white man before whom he stood was the girl called Alma ; but neither from the Chinaman's eyes nor from his expres- sion could any one have guessed that he was in the slight- est degree aware of ...
Page 173
... Wang stopped , lifted the bag to his shoulder , balanced it carefully , and then took the bundle in his hand . " Leave those things on the table in the big room - un- derstand ? " " Me savee , " grunted Wang , moving off . Heyst watched ...
... Wang stopped , lifted the bag to his shoulder , balanced it carefully , and then took the bundle in his hand . " Leave those things on the table in the big room - un- derstand ? " " Me savee , " grunted Wang , moving off . Heyst watched ...
Page 174
... Wang was not able to understand the words , but the tone interested him . " Where are you ? " cried Number One . Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before - a novel impression which he acknowl- edged by ...
... Wang was not able to understand the words , but the tone interested him . " Where are you ? " cried Number One . Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before - a novel impression which he acknowl- edged by ...
Page 178
... Wang immediately appeared in front , and , squatting on his heels , began to potter mysteriously about some plants at the foot of the verandah . When Heyst and the girl came out again , the Chinaman had gone in his peculiar manner ...
... Wang immediately appeared in front , and , squatting on his heels , began to potter mysteriously about some plants at the foot of the verandah . When Heyst and the girl came out again , the Chinaman had gone in his peculiar manner ...
Page 179
... Wang was in time to see Number One and the woman , two remote white specks against the sombre line of the forest . In a moment they vanished . With the smallest display of action , Wang also vanished from the sunlight of the clearing ...
... Wang was in time to see Number One and the woman , two remote white specks against the sombre line of the forest . In a moment they vanished . With the smallest display of action , Wang also vanished from the sunlight of the clearing ...
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