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    【】othing.iasked,“doyouthinkioughttoseehi

    “thatsentirelyuptoyou.itsyourprivatebusiness,”saidlaoli.

    “perhapsishouldnotseehiiaskedagain.

    “”laolisaid.

    “doyouantosayyouthinkioughttoseehiisaid,trying,ofurse,tofindouteant.

    “ididntsayanythinglikethat.itsentirelyyourooot,”hesaidratheriatiently.

    “ineedadvient.sirjohnaddisbassador,notaseonelikethat.hesapoliticalperson,”itoldlaoli.

    “itgiveyouadviyourprivatelife,”laolisaid.

    “allright,inthatcase,illitseehi”isaid.

    “diditellyounottoseehi

    “perhapsishouldseehi

    “itsentirelyyouroebusiness,”laolisaidagain.

    itsuddenlydaethatiyseeingsirjohnbutdidnotillseehi”

    
    “doyouthinkishouldinvitehiodinner”iasked.

    “bassadorbesides,ebeforetheculturalrevolution.hinkofyourlivingnditionsnoatedashedispensedadvicefreely.

    “allright,illtakehioarestaurant.thanksfortheadvithebenchtoleave.

    
    “anye.illletyouknoesinaugust,”isaidaoanster.

    onahotsuersdayinlatejuly,ireletterfrohepubliuritybureaucallingforanintervieypassport.ahebenches,brushingpastoneandknogagainstanother.eforanintervieyourpassportapplication”

    inoddedandsatdoeandsaidnervously,“doyouthinkyouit,ordoyouthinkyoued”

    “illsoonknow,isuppose,”isaid.

    “eapplyagainifosrejected”heasked.

    “pleasesitdo.

    hesatdo.pedup.butiee.

    afterihade,“youhaveappliedforapasspototheuates”

    “yes.”

    “isthepurposeofyourtrip”

    “tovisitsistersforafalyreunion.”

    “doyouiovisitotheruntries”

    “yes,onhere,illvisitfriendsinadaandeurope.”

    “doyouknoanypeopleabroad”

    “afehere.”

    hepulledopenadraentilyreunion.youygotoseeyoursistersiedstates,andyouyvisityourfriendselse,enuragetheoetointaiebadvisit.theyeandgofreely.”

    “idontknoaiwan,”isaid.

    “thentellyourfriendsinhongkongtoeandiinjoiureshere.enurageeverybodytoeandvisit.”

    inoddedandpiakesurethenhadake.

    “bassyaer,”hesaid.

    “sistersliveinbassyisnotthere,”itoldhi

    “istherenoe.

    “no,sistersliveiry,”isaidaheroo

    inhiseageesstoeintotheinneroffianllidedeinthedooreover.

    jobtheuatesnsulategeneral.toavoidhavingtolineupoutsidethegateatanearlyhouroftheing,ipaidaanager,abritisheriedinbirdovenotlightlyeainedbyaingyuanroadtehusbandandihadbankedaoshanghai.beforethee.theyoungbritishnagerreedihaddieddurihatdeathhadbeenrerdedbythearieryanjingsatehansuyininoneofherautobiographies.

    iaskedhionotifythebankinhongkoelythatiakeanappointntforeoheariethatseveralarientbuildiasidefnresidentsbytheent,andthatheaboutcase.

    terisulategeneralandwasgivenavisa.

    iddleofthelarge,etyhotellobby,infullvie.althoughheyirisonntanddaughtersdeath;ratheritalkedinlyaboutrehabilitationandtherialetingforiping.ylleuseuheaskedifheghtetoapartnttoseethepie

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