The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 37: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM EONG-KONG. 31 The driver grows indignant, but Pekoe Tay takes him rin hand, and orders the line of march, promising terrible things if they deviate from it. With the natiwe Jehu completely humbled they resume the journey. | ‘‘What’s up?” asks the amused Terry;-who as yet has failed to completely grasp the true inwardness of the situation. . | ‘“‘He Thugee,”’ replies the other nonchalantly. ‘“What! jt was no accident then?” | Pekoe Tay sniffs the air—it is his way of manifesting the nearest approach to a sneer he is capable of produc ing upon his bland countenance. “Tt berry intentionally. Same as accident not much, We get in tight place already soon if not watch out. Then—’’ and he stretches his fingers around his throat in - a manner horribly suggestive of the cord with which the Hindoo assassin does his work. ; | ‘After that Terry condescends to take some interest in their progress, and even asks his companion from time to time whether they are on the right tack. In due time they arrive at the colonel’s residence on Malabar Hill, a suburb particularly patronized by for- eigners. Averill calls it a bungalow—everything goes by that nanre among officers in the India service—buit it proves to be quite 4 commodious and cool residence; with COMmicbodks,. con