The march to Nantao begins. Ragged and starving prisoners lug their belongings including tennis rackets, cricket bats, fishing rods and golf clubs. The procession is three hundred yards long. Very quickly pieces of this frivolous baggage started dropping off and Jim can see Chinese peasants claiming their prizes of tennis racquets. Jim brings with him his wooden box of treasures, the Latin primer, school blazer, Packard advertisement and newspaper picture of the couple. Children are crying and many are sitting down again amidst the flies. Jim remembers that food might be in Nantao and tries to keep to the front of the line to be sure to get there first and get some food.
Mr. Maxted shuffles up to Jim, almost naked in shorts and clogs. He is suffering from malarial fever......
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