Midnight
FROM the rescue of Lord Southery my story bears me mercilessly on to other things . I may not tarry , as more leisurely penmen , to round my incidents ; they were not of my choosing . I may not pause to make you better acquainted with the figure of my drama ; its scheme is none of mine . Often enough , in those days , I found a fitness in the lines of Omar : We are no other than a moving show Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show . But `` the Master of the Show , '' in this case , was Dr. Fu-Manchu ! I have been asked many times since the days with which these records deal : Who WAS Dr. Fu-Manchu ? Let me confess here that my final answer must be postponed .