The Lacquer Screen: A Chinese Detective Story by Gulik Robert van
Author:Gulik, Robert van
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
He put the sheet in an envelope of the shop, and sealed it with the small personal seal he always carried with him. He rose and spoke:
‘I'll say goodbye now, Mr Leng! You'll not leave this shop for one hour. My assistant here'll watch from the other side of the street. It would be unhealthy for you to try to leave earlier. Perhaps we'll meet again I’
Chiao Tai unlocked the door, and the two men went downstairs.
When they were in the street Judge Dee handed Chiao Tai his note to Magistrate Teng. Adding one of' Mr Shen's' visiting-cards, he said:
‘Run as fast as you can to the tribunal, and see that the magistrate gets this letter immediately! I am going back to the Phoenix Inn.’
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