Chinese Literature

earned them, I was amazed to find our courageous soldier was frightened, when he had to report on his exploit. He tried to get out of it altogether, and when he was finally forced on to the platform by the Commandant, he could not read the draft I had.prepared for him, even. At last he said, impromptu, “I just managed to dismantle a toy. I’ve got no more to say about it. That’s all.” ...

This is not the end of the story of Tsui Yi. I hope that one day I shall have time to write up the rest of the notes which were in that little notebook.

Translated by Chang Hui-min

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