The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 187: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL PROM HONG-KONG. 191. ‘Her face expresses anxiety. “Yés, but the baron has promised: me that the avenues © shall’ be closed’ to his departure. You know in this country one is always inside a trap, and at any time ai signal will shut the doors.”’ Again that baron—-will the time ever come when Terry can hear him mentioned without that chill? - “T-am very glad if your long pilgrimage is at an end, Miss Doris. Perhaps we may say good-by in St. Peters- burg, we who met in Hong-Kong; ‘but,’’ seeing her pained look and regretting the cruelty of his little thrust, ‘‘it may be possible for an humble Briton liké myself'to do you some further service, even in this land of the mighty baron. If so, you have only to speak and IT shall be glad indeed to serve you with all my heart.” Well said, Donahue, plain, practical man of the people. ’ Doris forgets his hint at separation, and takes him at his word—the little parlor might be too public a place fora declaration of ‘love, but it seems to answer every purpose for a private business interview, which fact. strikes Donahue as a trifle singular when he comes to. think it over later. ° Baa” ite “J have seen enough of you, Mr. Donahue, to know you would not say that unless you meant it. You can be of assistance ‘to me if: you will. LIintend going to this den of the sword master, this wonderful man with comicbooks.com