• May 14
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• May 16

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Thursday, May 14

That morning, Rupert, Alisa, and Mr. Ng ventured into the Old City, ostensibly to continue sightseeing in Shanghai (Nell remained at the hotel with Lya).  While Alisa strolled through the Bird and Flower Market and inspected the multitude of wares (flowers, rattan bird cages, goldfish, ceramic tea pots, stone seals, singing crickets in cages), Rupert walked a few blocks to the residence of the scholar Mu Hsien and knocked on the door.  He told the servant that he wished to speak with Mr. Mu and gave him the letter of recommendation penned by the astrologer Mr. Lung.  The servant (who apparently did not speak English) took the letter and closed the door.  Rupert wondered what his reception would be - was he walking into a den of cultists?

After a brief interval, the servant returned and led Rupert through a courtyard into a small room.  There he was greeted by an elderly man who identified himself as "Mu Hsien, humble teacher of the esteemed astrologer Lung Yen".  Mr. Mu praised Rupert's banishment of the celestial cat-demon as a worthy deed and said that ordinarily he did not see visitors but would make an exception in this instance.  He offered Rupert tea and waited for him to explain the purpose of his visit.

Rupert began by telling Mr. Mu of his interest in the occult and his initial involvement in the investigation of the Carlyle Expedition.  From the murder of Jackson Elias in New York, he continued by telling of strange events in London and how questions generated more questions.  He recounted the surreal events of Szeged and the shared apocalyptic vision inside the Bent Pyramid.  He told of the apparent connections between the Cult of the Bloody Tongue in New York with the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh in London and Cairo and surmised a similar connection with the Order of the Bloated Corpse here in Shanghai - all of whom worshipped an evil deity known as Nyarlathotep.  

Mr. Mu stopped Rupert at that point and told him that he had said enough to convince him that he was indeed knowledgeable in these matters.  But was his interest more than that of an academic or dabbler?

Rupert continued by telling how he and his friends had opposed the cults of Nyarlathotep in New York, London, and Egypt.  The Essex stronghold of the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh had been exposed and raided by the police.  The resurrection of Nitocris had been stopped and a team of cultist archeologists slain.  That encounter had forced Rupert and his friends to flee Egypt for the anonymity of Shanghai.  But much more remained to be done.  Aided by the Penhew Foundation, cultists appeared to be planning some great activity, linked perhaps to a total eclipse of the sun.  Rupert and his friends were seeking Jack Brady, an American who apparently survived the ill-fated Carlyle Expedition.  Rupert knew that cultists were also seeking Brady and hoped that he might contact him in such a way that did not put him in jeopardy.  

During their investigations in Shanghai Rupert and his friends had discovered a connection between the Penhew Foundation and Ho Fong Imports and the yacht Dark Mistress.  Once already they had been attacked by cultist thugs.  Somehow they had attracted the attention of the mandarin Lin Tang Yu and had been invited to dine with him to discuss "matters of mutual interest".

Rupert concluded by asking Mr. Mu for whatever information he could provide.

Mr. Mu told Rupert that cultists of Nyarlathotep were active in all lands, civilized and barbarian.  In China they operated under the name "Order of the Bloated Corpse" and their high priest was the businessman Ho Fong.  Mr. Mu warned Rupert that Ho Fong was extremely dangerous and would stop at nothing to kill them all if he learned of their interest in his activities.  Many innocents had already died in China at the hands of cultists.  He himself had met with Jackson Elias last year when the reporter had visited Shanghai and expressed his sincere regrets at his untimely passing.

Rupert then asked about the deaths of the three monks at the Garden of the Purple Clouds of Autumn.  Mr. Mu replied that he and an associate had gone there to consult with the monks regarding the translation of an ancient Chinese manuscript.  Ho Fong's minions had somehow learned of the meeting and attacked them by summoning fire demons.  He and his associate had survived only because of protective wards.  Since that time he has remained home. working on the translation.

Mr. Mu said that the cultists intend to summon their deity to Earth by performing a ritual that will open a Gate.  He believed that the ritual is linked to the total solar eclipse that will occur in January, 1926 but did not know where it would take place.  The key to defeating the cultists may lie in ancient knowledge.  "Even the scholar must sometimes take up the sword".

Regarding Lin Tang Yu, Mr. Mu said that he was not allied with the cults but an evil man nonetheless.  Before the fall of the Manchu Dynasty he had been a high court official but now was living in retirement in Kweilin.  He was an avid collector of books and artwork, especially if it related to the occult.  Mr. Mu expressed his condolences that Lin Tang Yu had taken an interest in Rupert and his friends.  "He who dines with the tiger must bring his wits or become dinner".

Mr. Mu concluded by urging Rupert and his friends to be cautious in their investigations.  In the future, Rupert should communicate with him only via General Delivery, under the alias Mr. Feng Wu-pei.

Before departing, Rupert asked that Mr. Mu pass on a message to his associate: "The Dark Mistress has sailed".  Rupert then rejoined Alisa and Mr. Ng at the Bird and Flower Market and the group returned to the Astor House Hotel.

The rest of the day was spent discussing what Rupert had learned from Mr. Mu.  Was his "associate" Jack Brady?  And why was Lin Tang Yu interested in them?  Was he interested in acquiring any of the rare books that Scott and Rupert had found - the Clavis Solomanus and Dark Cults of Africa? How could he have learned of them?  Lya interrupted her scribbling to say that mice and birds were spies.  Alisa thought he might want to acquire the paintings of Miles Shipley.

It was agreed that Lya would not go the dinner.  Neither would Mr. Mutsu, as his presence might contribute to a hostile reception.  Oswald also declined to attend., as Sydney was still in the hospital.

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Friday, May 15

The day was spent in preparing for dinner with Mr. Lin Tang Yu.  Alisa and Nell had their hair styled by the hotel's hairdresser.  Rupert obtained a copy of his new book in Chinese and inscribed it as a gift to their mandarin host.  Nell called the embassy and arranged to meet their two escorts in the hotel lobby at 6 PM.  Brother Paul arrived and took charge of Lya.

Rupert had lunch with Mr. Mutsu, who told him that the general situation in Shanghai was worsening.  Yesterday a labor organizer was shot and killed at a factory.  A mass demonstration was scheduled for tomorrow morning.  Mutsu expected things to turn violent..

At 7 PM, a limousine arrived outside the hotel.  A footman came into the hotel and told the concierge that he had come for Mrs. Nell Parker and her friends.  Nell, Alisa, Lionel Finch (American diplomat), Tom Sullivan (USMC), Rupert, and Mr. Ng were then escorted into the automobile, which sped away into Shanghai.  The windows were blackened so the group could not tell where they were being taken.  

After about twenty minutes, the automobile stopped and the door was opened.  The group stepped out of the car onto on a street in the Old City.  Two guards stood on either side of a gate set in a high stone wall.  In response to an order given by one of the footmen, the gate opened, revealing a lavish garden.

The group was escorted through the garden into a pavilion and seated at a long table.  Six places were set for the five guests, but Lin Tang-Yu was not present.  Mr. Ng did not sit down but stood behind Alisa's chair.  The walls of the dining room were decorated with Chinese artwork depicting landscapes and mythological scenes.

Once the group was seated, panels at the far end of the room slid open to reveal a sumptuously decorated chamber.  A wizened old man in robes sat on a magnificently carved throne, with two beautiful woman dressed in silks kneeling on either side of him.  "Welcome to the abode of Lin Tang-Yu.  I am honored by your presence", the old man said.  While Nell, Alisa, and Rupert were somewhat nonplused by this, Mr. Finch thanked their host using the traditional formulaic words of the Manchu court.

Dinner consisted of a series of poultry, beef, and fish courses, each more elaborate than the previous.  Lin Tang-Yu did not join them but remained on the throne, smoking a pipe of opium and occasionally appearing lost in reverie.  At one point he ordered one of the women to fetch him a fresh pipe.  From her movements it was clear that her feet had been bound as a child, eliciting a gasp from Alisa at this cruelty.

During dinner Mr. Ng became convinced that there were additional unseen figures in the throne room but was unable to spot them from his station.  Nell attempted to lead the dinner conversation through a series of bland topics, but there were notable intervals of silence.  Only the Marine (Sullivan) seemed to have a good appetite.

Dinner concluded with shark fin soup.  Lin Tang-Yu then offered the group opium pipes but all declined (Alisa somewhat reluctantly but Nell gave her the look).  Lin Tang-Yu then told his "honorable guests from the West" that he was aware that they too were searching for the "dishonorable thief, Jack Brady".   Several  months ago Brady had stolen from his collection seven Han Dynasty scrolls.  Lin Tang-Yu had tracked Brady from Kweilin to Shanghai and had travelled here to recover his property before Brady sold the scrolls to some unscrupulous collector.  Lin Tang-Yu was certain that his guests were not interested in Brady because of the scrolls, but for some other reason, perhaps?

Nell replied somewhat evasively that they were investigating the murder of a friend and he had spoken with Brady while in Shanghai.  Brady might be involved in his death, she said (mentally crossing her fingers).   Nell said that she and her friends were attacked when she asked about him on Lantern Road.  Brady seems to attract enemies and trouble, replied Lin Tang-Yu.

Rupert then offered the suggestion that the British Museum might be behind the theft of the scrolls.  Perhaps they had commissioned the crime?

Lin Tang-Yu replied that anything is possible and that there are many thieves in the world.  He suggested that the group work with him to find Brady and offered a substantial reward for locating him or the scrolls.  He also offered those who were students of the occult the chance to study other scrolls and tomes in his collection, if they so desired.

Nell agreed that they should work together and offered to contact him if she learned more about Brady.  Regarding the occult, she asked Lin Tang-Yu about the relative power of good versus evil.  He replied that good and evil are Western concepts - there is only ignorance on one side and knowledge on the other.  The path that advances one towards greater knowledge is the path to be chosen, whatever the cost.

Alisa tried to change the subject and asked Lin Tang-Yu what other places in China he would recommend they visit before returning home.  Lin Tang-Yu suggested that they visit Peking, the former Imperial capital, although it had lost much of its former glory.  Nell silently made a note to herself not to go to Peking.  Lin Tang-Yu asked how much longer they would be in Shanghai.  A week, replied Nell.

"Until our next meeting, then."  Lin Tang-Yu said, and the panels slid shut, ending the dinner.  The guests were escorted back to the waiting automobile and returned to the Astor House Hotel.

After thanking Mr. Finch and Mr. Sullivan for their help, the group retired to Alisa's suite.  Brother Paul and Lya were there waiting for them.  Alisa telephoned room service and ordered a bottle of Dewar's, ice and club soda - she needed something to help forget that weird dinner.

The group then discussed their meeting with Lin Tang-Yu.  They were all in agreement that they needed to wrap up things in Shanghai and move on before Lin Tang-Yu requested a follow-up meeting.  Rupert wrote a note stating that "Lin Tang-Yu seeks your Western friend" with the intent of sending it to Mr. Mu via General Delivery.  Rupert then telephoned Mr. Mutsu and asked him to meet him for lunch at the club tomorrow.

When Lya heard the seven stolen scrolls mentioned, she spoke up.  "The Seven Cryptical Books of Hsan - that's what they are.  It's just like that fortuneteller told Sydney back in Egypt!  Seek wisdom in the writings of the East!  Those scrolls must have the occult lore we need!"

After further discussion the group agreed to meet in the morning to make plans for leaving Shanghai.

Saturday, May 16

At 6 AM Rupert was awakened by a telephone call.  An unfamiliar voice said in a Texas drawl,"  Is this Rupert Madasheck?  I understand you're looking for me.  I'm Jack Brady.  If you want to talk, go the Sea Empress restaurant.  On the bill write 'Jack sent me', then do what they tell you to do"  The man then hung up.

Rupert quickly phoned the others and told them what was happening. Rupert, Alisa, Nell, Lya, and Mr. Ng met in the hotel lobby then travelled by rickshaw to the Sea Empress restaurant on Nanking Road.  Lya took the Eye of Light and Darkness with her (wrapped in a scarf).

The Sea Empress was a large restaurant specializing in dim-sum and gourmet Chinese cuisine.  Attentive servers soon filled their table with plates of steamed pork buns, shrimp, sticky rice wrapped in leaves, steamed greens, braised duck in plum sauce, and other delicacies.  At the end of the meal, the waiter brought Rupert the bill.  Rupert wrote "Jack sent me" and returned it to him.  A few minutes later, the manager cam over and escorted them through the kitchen and out the back door into the alley.  A delivery truck was parked there, along with four Chinese men.  Mr. Ng surmised that the men were armed with revolvers.  The group was instructed to get into the back of the truck (which was furnished with several cushions to sit on).  A Chinese man with a revolver was also sitting in the back of the truck  Not for the first time did Nell wonder what she was doing here.  After the group climbed into the back of the truck, the door was closed and the truck sped away.  Mr. Ng asked the Chinese man where they were being taken and was rudely told to sit down and shut up.

After about a half an hour, the truck came to a final halt.  The door was opened and an American voice said, "OK, all of you get out of the truck so I can have a look at you."  Climbing out of the truck, the group found themselves in a large warehouse surrounded by about 40 Chinese men and women, armed with rifles, pistols, and shotguns.  Among them was one tall American.  "It's Jack Brady!" screamed Lya.

"I hear you've been looking for me. I got a minute, and you got some questions. I gather you never got to talk to Jackson Elias. If it's all the same, I'll talk now, and you can ask your questions later.

"As far as I can make out, we're all in a lot of trouble. The more I learn about the situation, the scareder I get. When I spilled the beans to Jackson Elias, I figured people would read his book and do something about this cult. Sorry he ended up that way - you guys friends of his? All the same, I did warn him, and I didn't hold nothing back. I'm warning you guys, too: the cult plays for keeps. Or maybe mugs like you already know that." (He laughs.)

'Well, right from the start I knew that Roger's black girlfriend was trouble. She was as tough as they come, and she had him around her finger. He must have known she was trouble, too, because the more he saw her, the more crazy dreams he had. I thought it was great when he wanted to go to Egypt - that'd be the end of her, see, and things would get back to normal. I liked the guy, and I owed him a lot.

"It seemed for a while that everything would work out. London and Cairo were a lot of fun, but once we got into the desert, Roger started having dreams again about meeting a god, and crap like that. But now he wasn't drinking, and the gentlemen Roger had asked along started acting nuttier than Roger did, and so I said to myself, trouble is somewhere up the road.

"Roger spent a lot of time with the stuff he bought from that junk shop.  There was a black kind of head-and-shoulder statue that he'd stare at for hours.  And there was a map that he'd study and study, like a normal guy would check out a beautiful dame. He started telling me that we could meet the god as soon as he destroyed the eye and opened the path.

"Roger would spend hours wandering around the camp, wearing a strange kind of crown and looking at things reflected in a mirror.  That egghead Huston should have talked some sense into Roger, but he only encouraged him.

“We moved around from site to site without any idea of what we were looking for.  The diggers worked hard but all they found were broken pots and rubbish.  Penhew seemed to take orders from Roger’s girlfriend.  It was all crazy.

 “The first night that we were up the Nile at Dhashur, Roger snuck out and climbed up this red-colored pyramid. Any of you guys ever climbed a pyramid? They're steep! Roger started up that pile like a monkey. Never looked back or hesitated once, which proved to me that the poor guy was absolutely crazy. But I followed him up." (He laughs again.) I was crazy, too.

"For about two thirds of the way up you just climb up and over big blocks, sort of like something some dumb kid could make by piling up a million great big construction blocks. The pyramid builders filled in all the gaps with nice smooth stone, but then later people stole that nice stone from around the bottom of the pyramid-the high stuff was too hard to grab, and they couldn't finish the job. Well, Roger zipped right up this part, too, with me still behind, my eyes bulging out 'cause I could barely find handholds to keep from bouncing down the whole damn pyramid.

"There's a little flat place at the tip of the pyramid. When Roger reached the flat place, he put on the crown and started making weird sounds, as though he had flipped for good. But then there was a hell of an explosion with all kinds of funny echoes and screams with it, and a big red flash of light. Well, I lay there for a minute until it seemed safe to go on. He looked at me and said, 'The eye is gone, Jack. Now we can be gods.'

“Well, that was just Roger talk, you know, but beside him there was a big patch ripped right out of the stone, and it looked fresh. When I went back the next day, the patch had been filled in, as though the pyramid had repaired itself. But near the base of the pyramid, I found part of a rock which looked like it could have been in that patch originally, and it had this sign on it." (Brady sketches a mysterious-looking sign, which Lya recognizes as that given to her and Sydney in El Wasta). "Now I know what it was - its strong magic kept evil things away from us, and Roger deliberately broke its power.

"Two days later, the whole gang-  Penhew, Roger, the girlfriend, Huston, Patty, and Tewfik - gave me the slip and disappeared in this funny-shaped pyramid. Some of the messenger boys went to find them, and they came out shrieking that the pyramid had eaten the respected scientists, woe, woe, woe. Bingo, the workers run in all directions! The whole dig was deserted. In five minutes the only people left in the whole area were me and Besart. Well, I went in. Sure enough, nobody was inside. I was worried.

"But, a long time later, out come all the missing people from the pyramid. Roger says they'd been to Egypt, to the real Egypt. And that was about the most sensible thing he said. Penhew looked like he had lost about five years. And Patty and Huston both seemed somehow changed. Nobody would explain where they'd been, and nobody cared that after that it was hard to hire workmen.

"After that, when I'd wake up in the nights, the rest of the gang would be talking creepy lingo like I'd never heard before. Then one evening Roger said that he was going to show me the power of what they'd learned. We went out into the desert with a passel of Arabs. Everybody started screaming weird words and songs, and Penhew beat the drum that we got from the junk dealer. When creatures started coming out of the ground and eating the Arabs, and Roger and the others started laughing, why I took my leave, as they say, and went on a real toot. Roger found me the next day, and warned me that I'd better change my attitude. Well, I owed the kid, and I wouldn't desert him, but after that I started thinking real good.

“Then we went to Kenya and Roger filled me in real good.  We had found a real god, he said, who would rule the Earth, and we would rule with that god, for we were the chosen of that god.  The god had picked us to open the way for his return.  And there was enough in what he said – and what I saw – to make me listen.  Every week, Penhew seemed a little younger and little livelier.  Patty was sick a lot – throwing up every morning and acting strange.

“After we got to Nairobi, Roger’s girlfriend said we were going to go to some place in the mountains where there was no river, no railway, no telegraph, no police – just lots of natives like her.  I figured that Jack Brady wouldn’t last very long there, so I made some arrangements.  On the last night in Nairobi, I slipped Roger a Mickey Finn, kyped the cash box (it was all Roger’s money anyway), and got me and him aboard an unscheduled deadhead freight to Mombassa.

"Later I read that my guess was right. The newspapers said a lot of people died, but Penhew, Huston and Patty Masters weren't among them.

"Anyway, my arrangements went off without a hitch - that happens when you think small and carry a lot of cash. When we got to Mombassa, we got off before the causeway and found a fisherman who was willing to go to Zanzibar for a few dollars. From there we hopped a coastal trader to Durban, and in Durban we dyed our hair, got some decent clothes, and sailed for Perth.

"Now, on the train to Mombassa, Roger got some sleep, and he seemed to wake up a different person. I guess that being away from the influence of those other people let him return to his old self. I told him we were in a lot of trouble, and that we needed to hide out, and reminded him about the Arabs being killed in Egypt, and the god stuff, and so on, and he could remember it all right, although it didn't seem very important, somehow. But he understood the logic of the situation. After a week or so, though, his nightmares started, and he began to go off the deep end. He was beginning to realize some of the things he had done.

"I was in Shanghai while I was in the Marines, and I had a fair number of friends here. By the time our ship put into Hong Kong, Roger could go no farther. He began shrieking at shadows and everything that moved. So I put him in a sanitarium there – I had to use up most of the remaining money to get him settled. Then I went on to Shanghai, believing that I'd never again see any member but Roger of that damned expedition.

"So I thought, until I looked through naval glasses at a certain yacht, and saw Sir Aubrey Penhew preening on the deck of the Dark Mistress.  After that I went underground.  I made contact with an ex-cop I knew from before the war - Mr. Chu Min (the man in the back of the truck smiles).  He got me a job training fighters for a group called Firm Action.  Here's one of their leaflets.  They want to stop foreign exploitation of China, which is OK by me.  I've been here long enough to see some really brutal things.

"Min and I started snooping around, trying to find out what Penhew was up to.  We learned a lot.  He and his pals want to open a gate and invite that god Roger met in Egypt back to rule the world.  Not if I can help it!  And Min's people are on our side, too!

"Penhew  has a base somewhere out in the South China Sea that he travels to on the Dark Mistress.  We haven't been able to find it yet.  When we do we'll organize a little expedition - I'm sure you'll want to be part of it.

"Min put me in contact with a scholar, Mr. Mu.  He knows a lot about the occult and figured out that one way to stop these guys is to re-seal the ward that Roger broke.  Doing that requires casting some kind of spell written in old Chinese on a scroll.  The only copy of the scroll that Mr. Mu was aware of belonged to a mandarin named Lin Tang-Yu.  Oh, you've met him already?  A really swell guy.  Did you see his women?  The first thing he does when he acquires a new woman is to cut her vocal cords so she can't scream.

"Before the War I worked for a year in Kweilin, training Lin Tang-Yu's brother's army.  Yeah, his brother is a warlord.  So I knew his set-up there.  Min and I went to Kweilin this year and stole the scrolls.  Don't look so shocked, lady - It's not really stealing when it's for a good cause.  And besides, I bet Lin Tang-Yu stole those scrolls from someone else.

"Anyway, Mr. Mu is working on translating the scrolls.  When he's finished, we'll be ready to move."

With every word Brady spoke, Lya and the others seemed to regain sanity.  At last, Jack Brady was found!  Many questions were now answered!  But the task ahead seemed even more daunting.  The group quickly told Brady what they had learned and their experiences in New York, London, Szeged, and Cairo.

"What can we do to help?  I'll personally kill Gavigan and Penhew!" exclaimed Lya, and handed Brady the Eye of Light and Darkness.  Brady told them that they were several things they could do:

1.  investigate Kenya.  the cultists seemed to have some kind of base there, out in the wild.

2.  investigate Australia.  clues lead to Darwin and Western Australia.  mining operations?

3.  keep an eye on Ho Fong's warehouse in Shanghai.  that seems to be a transshipment point.

4.  track the Dark Mistress and find Penhew's base of operations.

5.  once the scroll has been translated, return to Egypt and re-seal the Red Pyramid.

Rupert asked Jack about the death of the three monks in the Gardens.  Jack replied that Mr. Mu had wanted to consult the monks regarding his translation work.  The group was attacked by Ho Fong and an American man, who summoned fire demons.  Brady and Mu survived only because of a protective amulet that Brady's mother (a Cherokee Indian) had given him.  Brady then described the man's appearance, and guessed from his accent that he was a New Englander.

Alisa blanched.  "He must be Carl Stanford.  I know him!  He's a partner in our firm.  I met him two years ago at the Silver Twilight Lodge.  He plays golf with my boss.  I heard he was on an around-the-world cruise.  I never dreamed he was a cultist!"

Nell surmised that since Alisa made all the group's travel arrangements through her firm back in Boston, the cultists must have been tracking them.  Perhaps there were other cultists in Alisa's office?  That would explain a lot.  "You can't be paranoid enough!" said Lya.  "Don't trust anyone!"

The group told Brady that they would be leaving Shanghai very soon, possibly for Australia.  He wished them good luck and told them to contact him via General Delivery if they wanted to set up a future meeting.  Min then asked Mr. Ng how he fit into all this.  Ng replied that he had been hired as a bodyguard for Miss Blankstone.  Min told him that he too was in danger from the cultists and could either continue travelling with the group or join Firm Action.  Any other course would put his life in grave danger.  Ng chose to stay with Firm Action as he had no desire to leave Shanghai.  Alisa, Nell, and Rupert then climbed back into the truck and were driven to an alleyway near their hotel and dropped off.  

While Nell, Lya, and Alisa returned to the hotel to pack, Rupert went to the Cricket Club for lunch with Mr. Mutsu.  He told Mutsu what had happened with Lin Tang-Yu and Jack Brady and that they intended leaving Shanghai as soon as possible.  Mutsu seemed displeased to learn of Firm Action's involvement but  volunteered to accompany them to Australia.  He also told Rupert that twenty demonstrators had been killed by police and company security guards today.  There were rumors of a general strike being called that would paralyze Shanghai.

Back at the hotel, Nell wrote a thank-you note to the American consulate regarding their help with Lin Tang-Yu's dinner.  She also sent a note to Lin Tang-Yu thanking him for the dinner.  Both notes were signed 'Mrs. George Parker'.  Nell also went to the English language bookstore and purchased a guidebook for Australia.

Alisa sent a telegram to her firm in Boston notifying them that she was taking a one month vacation, destination unknown.  Lya sent a note to Brother Paul telling him that she was going to Hong Kong.   Rupert sent a note of thanks to Mr. Lung and informed Mr. Mu of his plans via General Delivery.

That evening, the group had dinner in Alisa's suite and made plans for travelling to Australia.

 
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