Also there came a man who wrote very rapidly in a book, and when the man had died, he wrote more rapidly on a machine and gave me these papers to bring to you, detaining others for himself and for the judge who spoke to the man." He fumbled in his blouse and brought out a roll of paper covered with typewriting.
Tarling took the documents and saw that it consisted of several pages.
Then he looked up at Ling Chu.
"First tell me, Ling Chu," he said, "what happened?
You may sit." Ling Chu with a jerky little bow pulled a chair from the wall and sat at a respectful distance from the table, and Tarling, noting the rapid consumption of his cigarette, passed him the box.
"You must know, master, that against your wish and knowledge, I took the large-faced man and put him to the question.

These things are not done in this country, but I thought it best that the truth should be told.
Therefore, I prepared to give him the torture when he told me that the small-small girl was in danger.

So I left him, not thinking that your excellency would return until the morning, and I went to the big house where the small-small girl was kept, and as I came to the corner of the street I saw her get into a quick-quick car.
"It was moving off long before I came to it, and I had to run; it was very fast.

But I held on behind, and presently when it stopped at this street to cross, I scrambled up the back and lay flat upon the top of the cab.

I think people saw me do this and shouted to the driver, but he did not hear.