Ernest Bramah - Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat (1928)

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Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.

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He who has failed three times sets up as an instructor.

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One may ride upon a tiger's back but it is fatal to dismount.

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He is capable of any crime, from reviling the Classics to diverting water courses.

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However deep you dig a well it affords no refuge in the time of flood.

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"Excellence," besought Kai Lung, not without misgivings,"how many warriors, each having some actual existence, are there in your never-failing band?"
"For all purposes save those of attack and defence there are fifteen score of the best and bravest, as their pay-sheets well attest," was the confident response. "In a strictly literal sense, however, there are no more than can be seen on a mist-enshrouded day with a resolutely closed eye."

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