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A messenger came to Dr. Sadao’s house and said that Dr. Sadao should come to the palace as the General was in pain again. Dr. Sadao told the General about the young man and said that he cared nothing for the man. The General said that Dr. Sadao could not be arrested because he might be needed for his operation. The General told Dr. Sadao that it was very unfortunate that this man should have washed up on his doorstep.
Then the ; General said that it would be best if the young American was quietly killed. He said that he had his own private assassins who would kill him tonight or any night. He told Sadao that he should leave the outer partition of the white man’s room open for this purpose. Sadao said that it is left open every night. But the assassins promised by the old General did not come.
Dr. Sadao wanted to get rid of the young American boy. So he arranged for his escape. But he told the General that the young man had escaped. The General had grown quite weak because he had been operated upon a week ago. It was an emergency operation to which Sadao had been called in the night.
The General said that he had promised Dr Sadao that he would kill the young American. The General admitted that it was certainly very careless of him. He told Dr. Sadao that he should understand that it was not lack of patriotism or negligence of duty. But the General said that he was suffering to a great extent. He admitted the truth that he thought of nothing but himself. As such I think it was due to his self- absorption.