My Splendid Concubine by Lofthouse Lloyd

Author:Lofthouse, Lloyd [Lofthouse, Lloyd]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Three Clover Press
Published: 2013-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

He suspected he was being followed. When Robert turned to catch the person, the phantom melted like fog. He questioned his sanity. He suspected he was imagining things—that Shao-mei’s death had made him paranoid. On the other hand, he felt he couldn’t take the chance that he was wrong.

One evening on his way home, he confronted a man that looked like a Japanese sailor. The man had been walking behind him for three blocks by the time Robert decided to confront him.

He turned and pointed a finger at the sailor’s face. “Why are you following me? Trying to discover where I live, huh?” Robert’s other hand was in his jacket pocket holding the Colt revolver.

The man was taller than he was, but Robert’s intensity and anger caused the man to step back. The sailor looked around at the Chinese on the street as if he were seeking help against a lunatic.

None of the Chinese paid the slightest attention to this dramatic scene in their midst. Robert knew why—what happened between foreigners or strangers was none of their business. Why should they care if two barbarians killed each other?

“Leave me alone,” the sailor said. He took another step back.

Robert pursued him. “You have been spying on me. Admit it.”

The sailor ran. Although Robert felt satisfaction at chasing the man off, he worried that next time the spy would be sneakier and harder to detect. At least, he had proved he was ready if something unexpected happened.

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