The Unexpurgated Diary of a Shanghai Baby by Elsie McCormick

Author:Elsie McCormick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Earnshaw Books
Published: 2008-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

May second

Papa didn’t go to office this afternoon on account of races. Asked Auntie if she wanted to put up a bet. “Will they give me my money back in case my horse doesn’t win?” Auntie inquired.

“Of course,” said papa. “Do you think they would be mean enough to keep it?”

Auntie said that she had read a lot about race-course sharks and wanted to be careful.

May second

Still raining. Nothing to do but stay home with wooden elephant and watch coolie sweep dust under living-room lounge. Papa came home later, and mama asked him if his favorite had won.

“That horse was so slow coming in that the judges thought he was winning the next race,” said papa, pulling off gloves with unpleasant look. “He certainly was one poor runner.”

“How much did it cost you to find that out?” asked mama, but papa had started upstairs to get money out of mama’s purse for ricsha man.

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