The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 24: what you’re looking at

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18 THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. ‘‘Smaller in figure than I admire, and homely enough, God knows, but there’s something about his face I like, hang me if I don’t; and his eye is as honest and fearless as I ever remember seeing in mortal man. Yes, here’s the fellow I believe I’d like to see capture Doris, in spite of her beauty, her independence,-and her stature—bless me, she is really taller than him; but no woman will look down on a man who possesses his assurance, I take it.” When the bronzed officer shakes hands with our young man he does so with unusual vehemence, and Terry understands he has made a friend in camp. Whether this will redound to his advantage or not remains to be seen—many aman has had cause to ex- press the wish that he might be delivered from his friends. ‘You were surprised to see me?” he asks after they have chatted a little—the colonel has excused himself for a few moments, and leaving the vehicle entered a near-by shop to make some inquiries for his wife. ‘““Yes—and no,” ae the young lady promptly. “Now you mystify me.’’ ‘I knew you were in Bombay.”’ ‘Who could have told you?” ‘‘No one—I chanced to see you myself.”’ ‘fAnd didn’t speak?” reproachfully. “T was not close enough, and the crowd rushed in comicbooks.com