Only the night before, in the dining room of the Hong-Kong Hotel, she had watched him empty glass after glass of whisky, and shudder and shudder. The preparations to meet him were immense, roses were planted everywhere, white and drooping with honeyed fragrance. The ball passed over his head, and lodged in the ceiling. It did seem in so many ways exactly what Ramage said it was—the sensible thing to do. How she had fought her eagerness in the beginning, lest it reveal her ignorance of the marvels of mankind! The terror and ecstasy of that night in Singapore— the first city she had ever seen! There was still the impression that something akin to a miracle had piloted her successfully from one ordeal to another. “Idiots!” she said, when she heard this pandemonium, and with particular reference to this young lady with the throaty contralto next door. ” “You may be sure of the one,” she murmured. " "You have extradition papers?" "What sort of a detective do you think I am?" countered O'Higgins. If your wife can coach you a bit in native lingo, it will help all round.
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