The Red Lantern : Being the Story of the Goddess of the Red Lantern Light
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And Mahlee 's own face testified, too, for her chastity. Her admixture of foreign blood must, of course, be kept a secret, though to Jung Lu's own mind, it only enhanced her political value. Her intimate knowledge of the "foreign devils" would seem to the Empress but part of a divine equipment, while to himself it might be of inestimable service. The greatest precaution neces- sary in the case was to keep the girl's whereabouts un- 187 188 THE BED LANTEEN known to her foreign friends who were a...lready, no doubt, seeking her anxiously. He knew that the needful quota of loyalty could be secured from Sing and Chung by a proper equivalent in silver. But the juggler also must be made his man. In truth, while listening to the recital of the Eurasians and to their analysis of the fierce, vindictive character of Sam Wang, whom they claimed to have known since childhood, the mandarin had been seized by sudden qualms. He began to believe that his abduction of Mahlee might have serious consequences if he did not take care to conciliate the fellow promptly.
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