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Chapter 15
”Poordevil!HefrozetodeathonenightonthestreetsofKeijo;witheverydoorbarredagainsthim.
Tothemainlandweweretakenandthrownintoastinking,vermin-infestedprison.SuchwasourintroductiontotheofficialdomofCho-Sen.ButIwastoberevengedforallofusonKwanYung-jin,asyoushallsee,inthedayswhentheLadyOmwaskindandpowerwasmine.
Inprisonwelayformanydays.Welearnedafterwardthereason.KwanYung-jinhadsentadispatchtoKeijo,thecapital,tofindwhatroyaldispositionwastobemadeofus.Inthemeantimewewereamenagerie.Fromdawntilldarkourbarredwindowswerebesiegedbythenatives,fornomemberofourracehadtheyeverseenbefore.Norwasouraudiencemererabble.Ladies,borneinpalanquinsontheshouldersofcoolies,cametoseethestrangedevilscastupbythesea,andwhiletheirattendantsdrovebackthecommonfolkwithwhips,theywouldgazelongandtimidlyatus.Ofthemwesawlittle,fortheirfaceswerecovered,accordingtothecustomofthecountry.Onlydancinggirls,lowwomen,andgranddamseverwereseenabroadwithexposedfaces.
IhaveoftenthoughtthatKwanYung-jinsufferedfromindigestion,andthatwhentheattackswereacutehetookitoutonus.Atanyrate,withoutrhymeorreason,wheneverthewhimcametohim,wewerealltakenoutonthestreetbeforetheprisonandwellbeatenwithstickstothegleefulshoutsofthemultitude.
