The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 127: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. - *421 closer, but- the. reesk was too great, for if I had been caught Iam certain the’ villains would ¢have laid me by the heels; which might have been unco’ unpleasant.” “‘Very good, very good, bundy; but think, did you hear any names mentioned—names of people or of places that might give us.a clew?’’- ‘‘Aweel, I heard -baith, sor. -Once they spoke of the puir father of the-young leddy; then I heard mair about St. Petersburg, and. last of all it: was the baron himself whose name was on their tongues.”’ ' “From the. way they spoke: could yor figure out whether they mentioned him as a friend or ar. enemy? This point is .very important, since We must know whether to depend upon him or not.’’ & “Ye maun understand that .I conld not swear to this on the Scriptures—it is only Sandy Campbell’s impres- sion, and he may be.a poor blunderer. I tauld ye I did my best to hear, and érom-all that cam to me I believe they spoke the baron’s name as one might mention a _ friend or an ally.’’ ~ J am glad to know this, since it warns us of the rocks ‘ahead. There was nothing definite mentioned, are you . sure, Sandy ?’’ mp oye 8 -.- *Aweel, I. did hear. them:speak. of a railroad station called. Cronstadt-and mention ‘it.as.a-muckle good ‘place _to.complete. the matter;. but. just as i hoping: they comicbooks.com