The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 193: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. 18% \ “ae & x ep ; ( CHAPTER XIX. a THE ARENA ON THE FONTANKA CANAL. Wuen he finds himselt seated beside Doris in the Russian vehicle on this afternoon in May, Terry Dona- hae feels in a mood to give thanks, his only regret being that the good things of tife are always so very transient, for he could continue the jourifey in Soman with this fair goddess indefinitely. - Perhaps he would be legs sure of his ground could he have seen the baron rush out of the hotel and jump into a drosky, which immediately follows in their track, showing that a Sumaroff having rendered up a vow is sbound to back it by every means that comes to his hand. The ride to the Fontanka Canal ia not long. As conversation is a lost art while the vehicle is pitching and tossing like a ship at sea, ‘Terry contents himself with an occasional fond look at his companion, and braces himself for an accident, since it appears more than probabie that the driver will have a wheel off after his reckless method of pushing matters. comicbooks.conn