The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 227: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM. HONG~KONG. 221 of the moujik’s humble dwelling, and their-star still remains in the ascendant. Bw ‘A vehicle—Heaven save the mark !—reveives them, one of the clumsy kind in vogue among these toilers, and which -would surely excite the derision of. a Yankee farmer; but to those wha desire to make progress it is a boon indeed. \ Doris has been given.a long -coarse cloak which effec- tually conceals her splendid tigure, and as she has also donned an antique specimen of -headgear that could hardly ever be popular in Paris, her appearance is rather weird—at least it amuses her not alittle, as from time to time a little gurgling laugh escaping from under the yeil testifies. ee “TT hope you are not making merry at my expense,”’ says Terry, who has donned a blue blouse and even thrust his feet into heavy sabots for tlie time being; buat the question is superfluous, as the comical side of the situation keeps him in almost a continuous grin. The journey begins. Of course they take the most anfrequented roads. it isa dark night and they hope to make many miles ere compejled to change their mode of travel. an Soon rain begins to fall, and they find reason to rejoice- because of the shelter afforded by the top of tha clumsy’ farm wagon. comicloooks.conm