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MARTYRS 179
lieved, poor creature, that God would really
take her out of the hell she was enduring
by opening for her the gates of death. It
mattered not now what happened to her.
But Nature cruelly asserted herself. The
girl's strong constitution saved her, and in
spite of her longing for death she actually
began to get better.
The "pimp " came to visit her occasionally,
and was quite satisfied and delighted at the
change in the girl she was so quiet. At the
same time she had a strange look about her
that made him observe some caution in dealing
with her. She made no complaint, and when
in desperation he struck her, trying to rouse
her anger, she did not even try to ward off
his blows. She simply prayed in silence. No
Christian martyr has ever suffered more than
this girl suffered in Malay Street from the
hands of those whom we, if we chose, could
utterly destroy and render powerless. After
weeks of atrocities, the unfortunate girl being
so submissive and so still under her agonies,
the terrible old woman who kept the house and
the " pimp " decided that it would be quite
safe now to introduce her to the licentious
gatherings which took place in this house.
She was attractive, and they hoped to reap
a rich harvest from her. It was Thursday
night, which happened to be what was called
"
real red night," and the officers of a foreign
ship -of-war were in the harbour of Singapore.
The officers of this vessel betook themselves to
the town to see some of the sights of the East.