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“thatsentirelyuptoyou.itsyourprivatebusiness,”saidlaoli.</p>
“perhapsishouldnotseehiiaskedagain.</p>
“”laolisaid.</p>
“doyouantosayyouthinkioughttoseehiisaid,trying,ofurse,tofindouteant.</p>
“ididntsayanythinglikethat.itsentirelyyourooot,”hesaidratheriatiently.</p>
“ineedadvient.sirjohnaddisbassador,notaseonelikethat.hesapoliticalperson,”itoldlaoli.</p>
“itgiveyouadviyourprivatelife,”laolisaid.</p>
“allright,inthatcase,illitseehi”isaid.</p>
“diditellyounottoseehi</p>
“perhapsishouldseehi</p>
“itsentirelyyouroebusiness,”laolisaidagain.</p>
itsuddenlydaethatiyseeingsirjohnbutdidnotillseehi”</p>
<ouroision.”</p>
“doyouthinkishouldinvitehiodinner”iasked.</p>
“bassadorbesides,ebeforetheculturalrevolution.hinkofyourlivingnditionsnoatedashedispensedadvicefreely.</p>
“allright,illtakehioarestaurant.thanksfortheadvithebenchtoleave.</p>
<ouanyadvice,”hesaid.“itsentirelyyourprivatebusiness.”</p>
“anye.illletyouknoesinaugust,”isaidaoanster.</p>
onahotsuersdayinlatejuly,ireletterfrohepubliuritybureaucallingforanintervieypassport.ahebenches,brushingpastoneandknogagainstanother.eforanintervieyourpassportapplication”</p>
inoddedandsatdoeandsaidnervously,“doyouthinkyouit,ordoyouthinkyoued”</p>
“illsoonknow,isuppose,”isaid.</p>
“eapplyagainifosrejected”heasked.</p>
“pleasesitdo.</p>