The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 131: what you’re looking at

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THH GIRL FROM HONG-KONG, 128 “You are very kind to take so keen an interest in the inisfortunes of a venturesome girl. Arrange it as you please, Mr. Donahue,’’ she replies. That answer declares her positive. faith in him asa gentleman of honor. So Terry finds himself leading’ the girl from Hong- Kong to a quiet corner of the little piazza which the enterprising’ Parisian innkeeper has tacked on to the frant of his Teheran hostelry. Chairs are found, and placed close together, for Terry does not mean to have a passing wind carry their con- versation away, perhaps to hostile ears. | ‘Night has settled down. ‘A soft young moon hangs trembling in the western sky. “Sounds of music arise from several sources—here itis the note of an instrument not unlike a mandolin; from which doubtless the fingers of some Persian belle snatch sweetest strains in recognition of the same pas- sion which animates the human race wherever found—. from a distance comes the sound of a chorus indicating the présence of singing dervishés, those strange nomads ef the East, the counterpart of our monks. Takeh in all, there is a charm in this Persian atmos- phere which is.as soft as that of far-famed Italia’s shores. Terry feels a peculiar sensation of satisfaction as he finds himself ¢éte-@-téte with his charmer,-their, heads s0 comicbooks.com