The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 197: what you’re looking at

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THE GiRL FROM HONG-KONG. 191 hardly the place for the fair sex. It has even been whispered that many affairs of honor have occurred m this same arena and more than one man been‘ earried out go? to a carriage with a sword thrust spon his person. Still, wise Terry is loath to believe the simple presence of a tady can cause that look of strained auxiety to pass over the features af the great Smolensko. He has other troubles. . rom Doris’ veiled features he glanees inquiringly at the Englishman, but the clouds are not chased away from his brow. \ ‘What ean I do for you, sir, madam?’’ he asks in first- rate Hnghish; for Smolensko has traveled and is some- what of a linguist, being master of at least five tongues. “It is the lady, mousieur,’’ says Donahue. At that Doris sweeps her veil aside and flashes the beauty of her countenance upon him. Smolensko _ Inechanically bows before such loveliness as every man is bound by nature to do, “You do not remember me?’’ she says, seeing no light of recognition pass over his face, and at that his restless eyes again fasten upon her features, “No doubt Iam a dog to forget so fuir a lady, but my memory is poor, and I meet so many here in St. Peters- burg. Give mea hint to place me on the track and I am sure I shall recollect, madam.’’ | comicloooks.conm