The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 180: what you’re looking at

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e 174 THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. his little piece aside, with some of the elaborate gestures borrowed from the extravagance of the French. Doris’ face instantly shows interest—she holds out her hand for the card he has displayed. Another moment and she starts toward the little parlor where Terry has turned and pretends to be deeply inter- ested in a painting representing the flight of the Siberian postman across the steppes in winter, with the gaunt gray wolves chasing his sledge, and_his long whip, the famous Cossack nagajkea, curling out over the horses to disable a fleet-footed marauder that is in the act of leaping at the neck of the off steed. It is a thrilling picture, and must have a devided gharm for the young Briton, since he does not seem to hear the approach of the girl from Hong-Kong, even though ber skirts rustle in the eagerness of her advance. She lays her hand on his arm—he whirls on his heel and they are face to face, these two. ds ‘“‘I am very, very glad to see you,’’ she says, giving him her hand, which he presses warmly; nor does she betray anything like annoyance at his boldness, though burning blushes sweep over her face and she lets her eyes drop under his eager look. ° ‘‘And on my part I rejoice to know you came through that beastly country safely. I shall never forget the rough passage over the Caspian. Qur captain gave us comicbooks.con