. The Flowery republic / by Frederick McCormick ... with special illustrations by the author and from photographs and the Chinese press ; maps, etc . Fighting at -»•*-* t^^<T^l^^ \\\\ r^^^^^w-w -i -t < IH -hw Expedition to Gulf of Chihli. To face f, 210. THE SPY COLLAPSES 211 appear in perfect taste. When he took off the coat itleft him in a briUiant blue gown. He was the most im-personal, detached Chinese gentleman I think I ever met,utterly mild and anything but the revolutionary spy. I was detailed to invite him to share our tiffin. We hada steak brought in from the buffet
. The Flowery republic / by Frederick McCormick ... with special illustrations by the author and from photographs and the Chinese press ; maps, etc . Fighting at -»•*-* t^^<T^l^^ \\\\ r^^^^^w-w -i -t < IH -hw Expedition to Gulf of Chihli. To face f, 210. THE SPY COLLAPSES 211 appear in perfect taste. When he took off the coat itleft him in a briUiant blue gown. He was the most im-personal, detached Chinese gentleman I think I ever met,utterly mild and anything but the revolutionary spy. I was detailed to invite him to share our tiffin. We hada steak brought in from the buffet by the Chinese com-bined caterer, cook, and waiter ; and pieced out the tablewith a suit-case so as to make room. I found the Spy in his coupe reclining. JVa men ching ta jen chih fan,said I : that is, We invite you to eat with us. TheSpy looked confused, and I repeated. He gently pro-tested, rising to a sitting attitude. I insisted. He would putme away. Please come, I reiterated, and took the gentleofficial by the arm, leading him, still protesting, down thecorridor of the carriage to where my companions weresitting. To get the Spy to eat was an equally ceremoni
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