“The Empress Dowager, the man continued, was much distressed, and had given orders to stop the fighting; the Boxers were fools... Then the soldier waved a farewell, and retreated cautiously, picking his way back through the ruins and débris. Several… — Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox Copy Share Image
“A siege is always a hospital - a hospital where mad thoughts abound and where mad things are done; where, under the stimulus of… — Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox Copy Share Image
“The Empress Dowager, the man continued, was much distressed, and had given orders to stop the fighting; the Boxers were fools... Then the soldier… — Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox Copy Share Image