Yen was in the modernprovince of Pechili. Pheasants were the quarry of the first hawk flown on the moorof Mozu. It would be easy to track him down to thespot where he had fallen, for he must have left a river of blood forthem to follow. In God's Name, is there no man or jinnee who hearsme? Almost immediately, from close by in the reeds, a jinnee replied in abroad Scots burr: Och, aye, laddie! I hear you.
He fired another shot. Ryder hurled it at him. Allthe men under his command have been drawn from the first-line regimentsof guards and fusiliers. He was close to the edge of sleep, but he kept his eyes open.
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