The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 188: what you’re looking at

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282 THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. the iron wrist, of whom every duelist and gallant in tthe ‘eapitals.of Hurope has heard, Perhaps itis ne place for a tady to wisit af mfluenced by idle curiosity; but my mative isa holy .one,.and nothing oxn prevent me ¢rem carrying out my plans, unless it be the .czar thimseld, Of course Sandy could accompany me, ‘bat d thonght— that is—it wena please me—yon have ‘some knowledge of Russian—”’ And there she comes to a full stop, suffused with -confusion. “If loan bewf:service you may.count-on me. I haxe only one condition to impose,’’ he says ‘eagerly, far if it was only a‘desine to have an interpreter along, what pre- vented her from asking the baron? ‘“‘It is granted before you speak, if in my power,’’:she flashes back .at ‘him. He puts aside a sudden wild desire to take.an unfair advantage of this rash promise, .and sticks iclasely :to the original text of bis wish. “Toe large accompany might binder our.actions, .and possibly excite the suspicion of the authorities. ”’ ‘‘Ah! I.can plainly see you area splendid manager, Mr. Donahue, and that my case is safe in your handa,” says she. ‘“‘Therefore,’’ -+he continues, unabashed, “I shall ask that besides ourselves, with Sandy or my own faithful Pekoe Tay, no one shall accompany us.’’ comicbooks.com