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Page 523
... father Hoo King and the mother and the amah walked away in the clear air , with Hoo Chee bearing the doubtful One - Two in his arms . Soon the In- fant found himself in a second story , whence he looked upon a yard impossibly great , he ...
... father Hoo King and the mother and the amah walked away in the clear air , with Hoo Chee bearing the doubtful One - Two in his arms . Soon the In- fant found himself in a second story , whence he looked upon a yard impossibly great , he ...
Page 524
... father . Up the stairs Hoo Chee must hurry , and Hoo Chee must stay to dry by the rice - pan - coals , while the rain made merry music , glistening and beating on the panes as if to ask why this little boy would not come out to play ...
... father . Up the stairs Hoo Chee must hurry , and Hoo Chee must stay to dry by the rice - pan - coals , while the rain made merry music , glistening and beating on the panes as if to ask why this little boy would not come out to play ...
Page 526
... father . « If you gossip with that girl again I'll keep you out of this yard for a thousand years ! » Hoo King pushed the stick through the knot - hole , and Miss Oo grasped it , unaware of the tragedy just enacted on the other side ...
... father . « If you gossip with that girl again I'll keep you out of this yard for a thousand years ! » Hoo King pushed the stick through the knot - hole , and Miss Oo grasped it , unaware of the tragedy just enacted on the other side ...
Page 527
... father . He must not weep ; he would need his tears . The thousand years were coming . He should never see the fence again , and there would n't be even a flower - pot balcony for him to come out on . His heart thumped against his ribs ...
... father . He must not weep ; he would need his tears . The thousand years were coming . He should never see the fence again , and there would n't be even a flower - pot balcony for him to come out on . His heart thumped against his ribs ...
Page 529
... father , and then he came and took me away from her ; and I'll have his head cut off , and put it up the chimney , and then he won't hate me any more . She'll cut it off for me . And then I'll stay in the house - and find little Quong ...
... father , and then he came and took me away from her ; and I'll have his head cut off , and put it up the chimney , and then he won't hate me any more . She'll cut it off for me . And then I'll stay in the house - and find little Quong ...
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