The Bitter Tea of General Yen Page #4

interested in this war anymore?

Say, where are those invoices? Say,

snap out of it, some of you guys.

Haven't got something new

on the string, have you?

I want to send a missionary

back to Shanghai.

Well, send him

back in a freight car.

My propaganda budget's

about exhausted.

I'm going to send this

lady back in my yacht.

Aha. I had a hunch

it was a female.

Who is she?

Bride of a lamb.

"Bride of a lamb"?

Young lady who was

going to marry Dr. Strike.

I found our famous

safe-conduct pass in her pocket.

Say, this isn't anything to laugh at.

We gotta get rid of her pretty quick.

We've had enough trouble

with that guy Strike.

I think you have

underestimated the good doctor.

He seems to have excellent

taste in some things.

Yeah, never mind that. I'm not gonna

wait to put any boat in commission.

She goes back to Shanghai tonight if I

have to send her back in a freight car!

Jones, Jones, Jones. I'm afraid

gallantry is not one of your vices.

Open the door.

Open the door.

MAH-LI Good morning. Are you better?

Where are we?

What is this terrible place?

This is General Yen's

summer palace.

General Yen? The bandit?

Good morning.

I hope you slept well.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It was terribly stupid of me

to disturb your morning like this.

But there is a famine

in my province,

and I have no rice

to feed my prisoners.

I assure you it won't

happen in the future.

They are taking the rest of them

down the road, out of earshot.

A cigarette? I have both

Turkish and Virginia tobacco.

I've never heard anything

so cold-blooded in all my life.

But isn't it better

to shoot them quickly

than let them starve

to death slowly?

Don't go, please.

Please sit down

and have your breakfast.

Why did you drug me on the

train? I don't remember a thing.

You were in great pain,

and sleep makes

a long journey very short.

You didn't have to bring me here.

Why don't you send me

back to Shanghai?

I intend to, but it isn't safe

to send you back by rail.

Please sit down.

I don't believe you.

You're lying.

I'm sorry, but you are

making a mistake.

Dr. Strike told me all about you.

You yellow swine,

if you think that...

I advise you to send me back to

Shanghai just as soon as you can.

You will always find me

your most humble servant.

Did you see this?

What are you laughing at?

Ten to one she goes back

to Shanghai in a freight car.

You lose.

She's not going back at all.

Are you nuts?

Do you want that guy Strike

to turn your province upside down?

Haven't you seen

the Shanghai newspapers?

They think she's dead.

I think I'll shave.

Say, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Wait a minute. Listen.

I've never interfered

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