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Bramah Ernest. The Wallet of Kai Lung
The Wallet of Kai Lung
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE TRANSMUTATION OF LING
I: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II. THE STORY OF YUNG CHANG
CHAPTER III. THE PROBATION OF SEN HENG
CHAPTER IV. THE EXPERIMENT OF THE MANDARIN CHAN HUNG
CHAPTER V. THE CONFESSION OF KAI LUNG
CHAPTER VI. THE VENGEANCE OF TUNG FEL
CHAPTER VII. THE CAREER OF THE CHARITABLE QUEN-KI-TONG
CHAPTER VIII. THE VISION OF YIN, THE SON OF YAT HUANG
CHAPTER IX. THE ILL-REGULATED DESTINY OF KIN YEN, THE PICTURE-MAKER
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Ernest Bramah
Published by Good Press, 2019
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At length the day arrived on which the results were to be made public; and Ling, together with all the other competitors and many distinguished persons, attended at the great Hall of Intellectual Coloured Lights to hear the reading of the lists. Eight thousand candidates had been examined, and from this number less than two hundred were to be selected for appointments. Amid a most distinguished silence the winning names were read out. Waves of most undignified but inevitable emotion passed over those assembled as the list neared its end, and the chances of success became less at each spoken word; and then, finding that his was not among them, together with the greater part of those present, he became a prey to very inelegant thoughts, which were not lessened by the refined cries of triumph of the successful persons. Among this confusion the one who had read the lists was observed to be endeavouring to make his voice known, whereupon, in the expectation that he had omitted a name, the tumult was quickly subdued by those who again had pleasurable visions.
“There was among the candidates one of the name of Ling,” said he, when no-noise had been obtained. “The written leaves produced by this person are of a most versatile and conflicting order, so that, indeed, the accomplished examiners themselves are unable to decide whether they are very good or very bad. In this matter, therefore, it is clearly impossible to place the expert and inimitable Ling among the foremost, as his very uncertain success may have been brought about with the assistance of evil spirits; nor would it be safe to pass over his efforts without reward, as he may be under the protection of powerful but exceedingly ill-advised deities. The estimable Ling is told to appear again at this place after the gong has been struck three times, when the matter will have been looked at from all round.”
