otakeplatodiheeasterlytheshanghaiyapartntafterdinner.”

“ioseehohelastfewyears,”johnsaid.

,laoliasked,“didyoutellhiverythingthathappeoyouandyhter”

“heknoself,soitolea.

“still,itssobodyheknowspersonally,”laolisaid.

“hehasnyesefriends,includingpartyofficials,ibelieve.ithinkheknohinaverywellindeed.”

“ishefriendlytoa”

“oh,yes,heisstfriendlytoa.edbao”

laolivisiblyrelaxed.tohitheentsaadeagreatdealofdifference.

“iveinvitedhioadinnerpartyattheeastanagerandtakeupaparty.isthatallright”iaskedhi

“certainly,certainly,therestbeafeduerespect.hebassador,”saidlaoli.

“ifraidheeandseeporcelainafterdinner.”

poorlaoliakenaback.“oh”herokedhis,andlookedthoughtful.iknehinkingaboutthoseshacks.

“youknoanyyears.hesthaveseenydoor,”irendedhi

“yes,yes,yht.inanye.bringhifterdinner.eing”laoliasked.

“ybenineo.

aoapartntbytaxithatnight,ifouirestreetentedonhouainindoorsandkeepquietforhisbe.

ihavererdedjohnsvisithereinlybeaoaresotouan,allyaverykindindividual.

afterobtainingvisasfroheeassiesoftheurip,irentedahousefortountainforaretreat.inspiteofallthathadhappened,ienttoouativeuntry.notterhoebai,ifeltterriblysad.iotionsinndthroughprayerandselfexanationbeforeearkingonaneylife.

yfederatioudygroup.afterourleaderannouheopportunityofjoiningsuypoliti,andtheirhighdegreeofsothatihadgreatlybeedfroheirexale.

severalotherladiesspokepolitelyttotellrelativesandfriendsabroadabouttheovisit.radeheinfordeverybodythatihadbookedapassageonastearofthenerouptojoioseeoff.

oeer20,1980,ileftshanghai.beetoseeoffintheireupinasllbusrejapan.thereountofluggagearaveleruldtakeoutoftheuntry;ihadonlyoyhandbagentofthebankofa.esebankatahingelse,ihadtoleavebehind.

alightraineradehesoffiintherain,auedtothebus.theyeapleasanttripandahappyreunionysisters,butheentionedanythingaboutingback.ithinktheykneesuries.

afteralongsoffiysuityhandbaganduhehongkongbanknotes.heyedistancedo.

eaheavydopahunderandlightning.ihadherarainatnoranurella.hastilyistaggereduptheslipperygangyluggagedrippingerofbritishinboughtbytheentaedforthehongkong–shanghairun.firstyselfhashoondryclothes.thenioohavealastlookatshanghai.

theshiphadliftedanistypseoftheshellbuildingandtheyoldoffice.alreadythepast

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