William Murray Graydon
Princess Of The Purple Palace
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( April 12, 2010)
An excerpt:
"He is not here yet?"
The boy spoke quickly, more in a tone of surprise than interrogation, as he sat up in bed and blinked at the window curtains of plaited bamboo, through which a fugitive ray of sunlight shone on carved panels, stools of terra cotta, and a few rare porcelains and bronzes of the Ming dynasty. Twice before he had wakened abruptly from slumber to ask the same question, and again the answer was the same.
"Not yet, honored young master," replied the elderly, benevolent-faced Chinaman who was the other occupant of the room. "But he will surely come. The journey is long, and many things may have delayed him."
"This is the day --"
"And the end is not until the darkness falls. Rest in peace, my son, so that you may be refreshed and strengthened when the messenger arrives."
"He is not here yet?"
The boy spoke quickly, more in a tone of surprise than interrogation, as he sat up in bed and blinked at the window curtains of plaited bamboo, through which a fugitive ray of sunlight shone on carved panels, stools of terra cotta, and a few rare porcelains and bronzes of the Ming dynasty. Twice before he had wakened abruptly from slumber to ask the same question, and again the answer was the same.
"Not yet, honored young master," replied the elderly, benevolent-faced Chinaman who was the other occupant of the room. "But he will surely come. The journey is long, and many things may have delayed him."
"This is the day --"
"And the end is not until the darkness falls. Rest in peace, my son, so that you may be refreshed and strengthened when the messenger arrives."
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