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temporary settlement in Asalu; Luikai dismissed |
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The S.D.O., however, thought Laisong too far away in case of sudden trouble, so for the time being we settled down in the leaky Asalu bashas and started to make them habitable. Chinaorang, out of quarantine, had rejoined us, and so had Luikai; but in the latter his disease had produced a mental change, and though he had previously been a most obedient little man and the perfect servant, he was now so unmanageable that he had to be sent home. Poor little maggot ! There were tears and protestations. He had been with me some time and had served me well, and I was heartily sorry to lose him; but there was no choice. |
