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The Yellow God

CHAPTER VII
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Now you come bow too, Little Bonsa take that as compliment." "I won't bow, but I will look, Jeekie, for although I have heard so much about it I have never really examined this Yellow God." "Very good, you come look, miss," and Jeekie propped up the case upon the end of the dining-room table.

As from its height and position she could not see its contents very well whilst standing above it, Barbara knelt down to get a better view of it.
"My goodness!" she exclaimed, "what a terrible face, beautiful too in its way." Hardly had the words left her lips when for some reason unexplained that probably had to do with the shifting of the centre of gravity, Little Bonsa appeared to glide or fall out of her box with a startling suddenness, and project herself straight at Barbara, who, with a faint scream, fearing lest the precious thing should be injured, caught it in her arms and for a moment hugged it to her breast.
"Saved!" she exclaimed, recovering herself and placing it on the table, whereon Jeekie, to their astonishment, began to execute a kind of war dance.
"Oh! yes," he said, "saved, very much saved.

All saved, most magnificent omen.

Lady kneel to Little Bonsa and Little Bonsa nip out of box, make bow and jump in lady's arms.

That splendid, first-class luck, for miss and everybody.


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