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and great life to it�察�and Golden Bells is as alive to me as herself there by 

the fire�察�and I can see Marco Polo as plain as I can see my cousin Randall�察�

and he playing with dogs。 。 。; 

     ;If they weren't real and live and warm�察�what would a story be�察�Brian 

Oge�察�but a jumble of dead words�拭          �A house with nobody in it�察�the poorest 

thing in the world。; 

     ;But Marco Polo came back to Venice�察�Malachi�察�and fought in the sea´ 

wars。; 

     ;There's more to tell�察�Brian Oge。         But sometimes I wonder shouldn't 

the best part of the story be kept to yourself。        The people aren't as wise as 

they used to be�察�brown lad。        The end of a story now is a bit of kissing and 

courting and the kettle boiling to be making tea。 

     ;But   the   older   ones   were   wiser�察  �Brian   Donn。  They   knew   that   the 

rhythm of life is long and swinging�察�and that time doesn't stop short as a 

clock。    Sure�察�what is a kiss from the finest of women but a pleasant thing�察�

like a long putt sunk�察�or the first salmon of the year caught like a trout�察�or 

the ball through the goal before the whistle blows�拭            �And there's many a 

well´filled belly over a hungry soul。 

     ;But a story is how destiny is interwoven�察�the fine and gallant and the 

tragic points of life。     And you mustn't look at them with the eyes of the 

body�察�but you must feel with the antennae of your being。 Now�察�if you were 

to look at the Lord Jesus with physical eyes�察�what would it be but a kindly�察�

crazy man and He coming to a hard and bitter end�拭                �Look at it simply�察�

and what was the story of Troy but a dirty row over a woman�拭�

     ;But often times the stories with endings that grocer's daughters do not 

be liking are the stories that are worth while。        And the worth while stories 

do   be   lasting。  Never   clip   a   story   half´ways   because   Widow   Robinson 

doesn't like to have her mind disturbed�察�and she warming her breadth at 

the fire。   The Widow Robinson may have a white coin to buy a book with�察�

and think you're the grand author entirely and you pleasing her。             But Lord 



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God�察�who gave you the stories�察�know you for a louse。 

     ;I call to your mind the stories of great English writer  the plays of 

the   Prince   of   Denmark�察  �and   the   poor   blind   king   on   the   cliff�察  �and   the 

Scottish   chieftain   and   his   terrible   wife。       The  Widow   Robinson   will   not 

like   those   stories�察  �and   she   will   be   keeping   her   white   coin   。   。   。But   those 

stories will endure forever。 。 。 

     ;I will now tell you of Marco Polo�察�and him leaving China。 。 。 



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                             CHAPTER XXI 



     You must see him now as he was seventeen years after he had come to 

China�察�and   fourteen years   after his   wife�察�little Golden   Bells�察�had   died�察 �a 

lean figure of a man�察�with his hair streaked with gray�察�a lean�察�hard face on 

him and savage eyes�察�and all the body of him steel and whale´bone from 

riding on the great Khan's business�察�and riding fast and furious�察�so that he 

might   sleep   and   forget�察  �but   forgetting   never   came   to   him。   。   。You   might 

think he was a harsh man from his face and eyes�察�but he was the straight 

man in administering justice�察�and he had the soft heart for the poor  the 

heart of Golden Bells。 He was easily moved to anger�察�but the fine Chinese 

people   never   minded   him�察  �knowing   he   was   a   suffering   man。        Though 

never a word of Golden Bells came from his mouth�察�barring maybe that 

line of Dante's�察�the saddest line in the world�察�and that he used to repeat to 

himself and no one there�此�

         。 。 。;'la bella persona         Che mi fu tolta。 。 。che mi fu tolta'�察�who 

was        taken from me�察�Taken�          �Taken from me� ─�

     And oftentimes a look would come over his face as if he were listening 

for   a   voice   to   speak      listening�察  �listening�察  �and   then   a   wee   harsh   laugh 

would come   from  him�察  �very  heartbreaking to hear�察 �and   whatever   was   in 

his hand�察�papers or a riding´whip�察�he would pitch down and walk away。 。 。 

     He had just come in from the borders of the Arctic lands�察�from giving 

the khan's orders to the squat�察�hairy tribes who live by the icy shores�察�and 

had   come   to   the   garden   by   the   Lake   of   Cranes�察  �the   garden   where   the 

Golden Bells of singing and laughter were dumb this armful of years�察�and 

he   was   alone�察  �and   the   listening   look   was   on   his   face�察  �when   there   came 

Kubla and Li Po and the old magician。 。 。 

     Now Kubla was very old�察�so old he could hardly walk�察�and very frail�察�

and Li Po was very old�察�too�察�and gray in the face�察�and sadder in the eyes 

than ever�察�and the magician's white beard had grown to his knees�察�but there 

was no more humor in his eyes。 。 。And Marco Polo helped the old khan to 

sit down。 

     ;Oh�察  �sir�察  �why   did   you   come   to   me�拭  �Sure   I   was   going   to   you   the 

moment I had changed my riding´clothes。 。 。Sir�察�you should have stayed in 



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your bed。 。 。; 

     ;There was something on my mind�察�Marco�察�and the old do be thinking 

long to get things off their mind。; 

     ;What can I do sir�拭─�

     ;Marco�察�my child�察�you mustn't take what I say amiss。                But I want you 

to be going back�察�to be going back to Venice。; 

     ;Sir�察�what have I done to dissatisfy you�拭           �In all my embassies have I 

been weak to the strong or bullying toward the weak�拭               �Does an oppressed 

man complain of injustice�察�does a merchant complain of being cheated�察�or 

a woman say she was wronged�拭─�

     ;Now�察  �Marco   of   my   heart�察  �didn't   I   say   not   to   be   taking   it   amiss�拭  �Is 

there any one closer to me nor you�察�or is it likely I'd be listening to stories 

brought   against   you�拭     �It's   just   this。 I'm   an   old   and   tired   man�察  �Marco 

Beag�察�and in a week or a moon at most I'm due to die�察�so the Sanang tells 

me。     Don't be sorry�察�son。       Be glad for me。       Life has been a wee bit too 

long。 

     ;And now�察�son dear�察�I want to tell you。           You've been closer to me than 

my own sons�察�and you've been the dear lad。               And there's not one man in 

all China can say you did a harsh or an unjust thing�察�but�察�my dear son�察�'tis 

just the way of people�察�there's a power of hard feeling against you in this 

land�察�you being a stranger and having stood so high。 

     ;So when I'm dead�察�dear son�察�there's many would do you an injury�察�and 

treat you badly�察�aye�察�in our family itself�察�though they smile on you now。 

Let you be going now�察�Marco。            I'll miss you to close my eyes for me�察�but 

my   heart   will   be   lighter。 It   will   so。 I   couldn't   sleep   easy�察  �and   you   ill 

treated in this land of mine。       You ask him�察�too�察�Li Po。; 

     ;Ah�察�sir�察─�Marco laughed�察  �and�察�Li Po�察�what is ill treatment to me�拭�

Sorrow's my blood brother。           What I've suffered�        �Do you think I could 

suffer more�拭─�

     ;I know�察�Marco�察�I know。; 

     ;Don't you think I suffer now�察�sir�拭        �Fourteen years she's dead now�察�the 

wee one who lay by my side in sleep。            And never a word and never a sign。 

In the house where we were married I can see the pool and the willows 

and the hibiscus�察�but there is never a token of her�察─�he broke out。                  ;The 



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