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Page 73
... child ? ' ' What ... what ... .. ' ' We trust in the good fortune your years have bestowed on you . ' The old man tried hard to wriggle out of it , but in the end , with evident pleasure , he gave in and consented . ' What's the child's ...
... child ? ' ' What ... what ... .. ' ' We trust in the good fortune your years have bestowed on you . ' The old man tried hard to wriggle out of it , but in the end , with evident pleasure , he gave in and consented . ' What's the child's ...
Page 131
... child will be a leper . ' This was the first time we had mentioned the name of the disease . ' Everyone says that . But what can you do ? ' ' I've noticed several women with children . Couldn't they live with- out ? If her children are ...
... child will be a leper . ' This was the first time we had mentioned the name of the disease . ' Everyone says that . But what can you do ? ' ' I've noticed several women with children . Couldn't they live with- out ? If her children are ...
Page 147
... child tunnelled his way beneath the table , then step by step , he walked over to his grandmother's door , which was half open , and saw her sitting on the edge of the bed as though she was dead . The child said , " There are four kinds ...
... child tunnelled his way beneath the table , then step by step , he walked over to his grandmother's door , which was half open , and saw her sitting on the edge of the bed as though she was dead . The child said , " There are four kinds ...
Contents
Henry Y H ZHAO INTRODUCTION | 9 |
SHORT STORIES | 17 |
MA YUAN Mistakes | 29 |
Copyright | |
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