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fore, the facia of ie are Several old up-country friends had. visited La' Goo and after their departure the old man smok-meditatively for a long time His usually placid face wore a troubled look which however! gradually melted away and. the shrewd "old eyes had a trace of twinkle when he began to speak:
"Te is perhaps just as well that I retired from public life many years ago, for could never have adapted myself to this new and ever-changing order. After 40 years in actual official activities 1 naturally felt that I had observed most of the rascalities and trickeries of which the human mind is capable and certainly I felt that had seen the utter limit of shame-Tessness." He paused while his grandson inquired what it was that trad elicited suck a remark. The old man went on:
"By old friend Chien Four called.on me today and I at once inquired about the condition of his family, especially concerning his sister-intaw and her several children. who were carried away by bandits" last August. You will remember, the story—they were returning home after several when they left the train, eight men Jof their home village met them as fan armed guard. On the way home they were ambushed and] seven of the guards were killed, along with the oldest daughter and a servant, the mother and two remaining children being carried away and held for ransom, negotiations for whose release have been going} lon ever since,
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