Excerpt from Kincaid, From Peking: A Novel A mutual friend introduced them, believing, perhaps, that he was doing a favor in bringing two such kindred souls in contact. They surveyed each other with more than ordinary curiosity. 50 might the gladiators of old have taken each other's measure ere locking arms in the deadly combat. Neither deigned to appear other than confident, and yet, strange to say, in spite of the supercilious smile with which they acknowledged the introduction, there was something of uneasiness in each 'heart. On Kinkaid's part because he found the estimate he had formed of Sir George's dashing appearance at a distance more than qualified at close quarters; while the British diplomat confessed to seeing something in the grim air of the N ew, Yorker that warned him he had a tough proposition be fore him, if he hoped to beat the other out in the game of hearts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.