Chapter 15

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​⁠They came to Ichang next noon. Peter was on deck watching the somewhat hazardous procedure of transferring large grass-bound cases of tools from a tidewater steamer to the stern of the flat when he saw the Mongolian emerge from the companionway and walk to the rail, forward. Peter gave him a full stare, but the man did not glance in his direction. He was looking down at the muddy river, and beckon