The Shanghai Incident Bryan Methods C A ROL R HODA BOOK S MINNEAPOLIS
For my family English and Chinese alike Here’s to many more happy delicious dinners
Prologue Mr. Scant peered around the wall of the gazebo I peered around Mr Scant and the strange little urchin peered around me Fortunately our hiding place was shadowy enough that the two men didn’t spot us Besides they were busy enjoying their cigarettes and telling jokes in French presumably bawdy ones from what I gath ered all French jokes were bawdy Mr Scant drew back so I did the same pulling the boy into the shadows with me What are they doing there I whispered to Mr Scant Guarding the door Mr Scant rumbled his voice so low I could only just hear the words Why would they need to guard the door to a gallery 1
