The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 145: what you’re looking at

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THH GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. 139 He even gives positive-signs of a willingness to-let the case go by default, since his orders are to fetch one man, not three, and they can hear him muttering words ‘to himself as though he might be repeating extracts from the Koran, asking Mohammed to protect him. . Finally, with a gesture of despair and a groan he starts on again, ever and anon twisting his head around as if fearful lest that dreadful line may have received even another addition. The three men tramp on, Pekoe Tay close to the heels of his master, and Sandy bringifiig up the rear. Terry manages to give the Celestial a few words that put him in possession of the facts. _ As for Sandy, little he cares what the adventure ends m—he.is a typical roving Highlander, equally ready for love, carousal or battle, taking whatever of the three good fortune chooses to throw in his way, and equally at home under any and all circumstances. Such a procession passing through the streets of old Teheran in the daytime might attract considerable notice; for since the sudden death of the shah, at the hands of an assassin, the people have been very rest- less, feeling the lack of his firm hand. Under the shelter of darkness, however, very little attention is paid to them. Terry is constantly on the lookout forectangenendm