The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 119: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG.' 113 “Then spoke the sultan'sdftly‘ through his beard: “The punishment be on his head who jeered! Let all thy life unto the last be spent In caring for the rose that Allah sent; .. And may its beauty and\thy tribe increase Forever, in the Name of Whom is Peace! , “The old man and the sultan both are gones|_ The road to Naishapur runneth on; . ' Yet still the lonely blood-red roses bloom , _ And fill the air with ruby-lipped perfumes And scorn falls not on him who all the day. Dreams there among the roses by the way.” Terry finishes‘and looks up into the face of Doris. . “What do you think of it?” ‘‘As neat a little affair as ever I came across. And as you say, looking upon this road with its swarthy, gayly dressed crowd, and hearing those same sounds which he mentions, makes it more realistic.’’ | “T am glad you like it, for I am very fond of such gems. Every time I read it now \I shall see Teheran and remember to-day.” - Se ‘**Let me hope I may figure modestly in some of those cherished ‘memories—that when we separate you will not wholly forget the existence of such an. -humble fellow as Terry Donahue.’ - He takes secret pleasure to see the start she ‘gives when he mentions separation—perhaps the young Yman i 18 capable of using a little strategy. in order to learn- just | comicbooks.com