Chapter 15
Kin-Fo’s situation was now a thousand times graver than before.
For Wang,, in spite of having given his word, was powerless when it really came to the point of killing his former pupil. He knew nothing of the change in Kin-Fo’s fortune, as the latter did not mention it in his letter. He had charged another with the fulfilment of his own promise,—a Tai-ping, a very formidable man, who would have no scruples about committing a mere murder for which he could not be held responsible; for did not Kin-Fo’s letter assure him immunity? and, by filling Wang’s position, would he not receive fifty thousand dollars?
“Ah, but I feel as if I were already having enough of it!” cried Kin-Fo, who began to be angry.
Craig and Fry heard of Wang’s missive, and said to Kin-Fo,—
“Then your lette
