Question

plz give me the whole text of story Chinese statue​

Answer 1

ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇ ʙʏ ᴊᴇғғʀʏ ᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀ

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ … ᴊᴇғғʀᴇʏ ʜᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀ (ʙᴏʀɴ 15 ᴀᴘʀɪʟ 1940) ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀғᴜʟ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ʜᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʀʏ sᴄᴇɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇs. ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏɴᴇ sᴄᴀɴᴅᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜɪs ғᴀɴ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜᴀs ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴀʀʟɪᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ɢᴏᴛ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴀ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ sᴄᴀɴᴅᴀʟ, ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴀɪʟ, ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴏʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜʀᴏᴡɴ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʙᴀʀs. ʙᴜᴛ, sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʟʏ, ɴᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴇᴛʙᴀᴄᴋs ʀᴏʙʙᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴘᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs, ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏʀᴛ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴜᴛsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʀʏ ʙʀɪʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ. ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʟᴇss ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟɪᴘ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ. ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ʜɪs ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴇɴɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴇɴɴʏ ʟᴇss, ᴋᴀɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴇʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅɪɢᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ, ᴀᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ʜᴏɴᴜʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.

sɪʀ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ϙᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀs, ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴀxᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪғᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ, ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ, ʜᴀᴅ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴡɪғᴇ’s ᴇɴᴅᴏʀsᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ.

sɪʀ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ’s ᴛᴇʀᴍ ɪɴ ᴘᴇᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴅ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪsᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴅᴜᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴀᴘʟᴏᴍʙ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ‘sɪʟᴠᴇʀ sᴛᴀʀ ᴏғ ᴄʜɪɴᴀ’ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇss, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏɴᴏʀɪғɪᴄ ‘ᴋᴄᴠᴏ’ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ϙᴜᴇᴇɴ. ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ, sɪʀ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ʀᴇᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏʀᴋ . sɪʀ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀɴᴄᴇsᴛʀᴀʟ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴡɪғᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ, ᴀʟʙɪᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛ sɪx ɪɴᴄʜᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴍᴀʀʙʟᴇ. ᴠɪsɪᴛᴏʀs sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴇᴅ ɪᴛ. ɪᴛs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ғᴀɪʀ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ғɪɴᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴀɴᴛɪϙᴜᴇ’s ɪɴᴛʀɪɴsɪᴄ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ.ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴇᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴅʀᴀғᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ, ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴇʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘʀᴏɢᴇɴʏ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs sᴜᴄᴄᴇssᴏʀ. ‘ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ sᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜᴅ ᴡᴏɴ ɪᴛ,’ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ғᴏʀʙᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛs sᴀʟᴇ, ᴜɴʟᴇss ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘʀᴇssɪɴɢ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛɪᴇs. sɪʀ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴛʜᴄᴏᴛᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʟᴀsᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ 70. ᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴄᴄᴀsɪᴏɴ, ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀ sᴛᴇʀɴ ᴄᴀʟʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ sɪx ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs ɪɴ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴛɴɪɢʜᴛ’s ᴛɪᴍᴇ. sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ, ᴀʟᴇx ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀᴀɴɢᴇ sɪx ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs. ʜᴇ ᴍᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏғ sᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴɢ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ, ʜɪs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ɢʀᴀɴᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ɪᴛs sᴀʟᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ’s ʜᴏɴᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ sᴛᴀᴋᴇ.ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴɢ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴏɪɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴇʏᴇs. ‘ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴜɴᴅᴏɴᴇ,’ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴛʜᴇʙʏ’s ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴇxᴀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛᴇғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. ᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴀʟᴇx ᴡᴀs ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇsᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ, ɪғ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ 14-ᴅᴀʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟɪɴᴇ, ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜɪs ᴛᴏʀᴍᴇɴᴛᴏʀs ᴀᴛ ʙᴀʏ.

ʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ɪs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴀʟᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴛ sᴏᴛʜᴇʙʏ’s ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɴᴇᴡs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ 14-ᴅᴀʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟɪɴᴇ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀs ᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀɪᴛ. ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ, ᴀʟᴇx ᴘᴀɪᴅ ʜɪs ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ɢʀᴀɴᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ.ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏs, ᴀɢᴏɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ, ᴀʟᴇx ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴛʜᴇʙʏ’s ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅғᴀʟʟ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴜᴅᴇ sʜᴏᴄᴋ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴀʟᴇx ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛᴇғᴀᴄᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ғᴀᴋᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴡᴏ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ғɪғᴛʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏʟᴅ. ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴛᴄʜ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ — ᴀ ғʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀʟᴇx’s ᴅᴇʙᴛs.

ᴅᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ, ᴀʟᴇx ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʏ ᴀ ɢᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴇʟʟ ɪᴛ ᴏғғ ғᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ. ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴡᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ғɪғᴛᴇᴇɴᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ.

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Answer 2

The Chinese Statue, the opening story of “A Quiver Full of Arrows” by Jeffrey Archer, revolves around a priceless statue of Emperor Kung of the Ming Dynasty. A nested fiction, it opens into Sotheby’s auction house (the frame story), buzzing with those quiet murmurings that always precede the sale of a masterpiece. Lot 103, a little Chinese statue, a delicate piece of ivory, was the next item to come under the auctioneer’s hammer. Seated among the bidders, the narrator, seemingly a lover of art, studied the catalogue which read that the statue had been purchased in Ha Li Chuan in 1871 and was “the property of a gentleman”. Intrigued by the quaint reference, the narrator does some research. His discovery is what forms the core story.