"I'm glad you did not pay gold," Chiun said. "Chinamen aren't worth it."
"Paper will do," said Remo. "Besides I'm going to have a wonderful time explaining to Smitty why we needed the money in the first place."
"Tell him we will return it. It will gladden the emperor's heart," Chiun said.
"And just how do you propose we do that?" Remo asked. "That was $25,000. A lot of scratch."
"It is as nothing compared to all that you will earn next week when you deliver my daytime drama to the television people. It will make me wealthy. And your three percent share as my agent will enable you to repay Smith."
"My what?"
"Your four percent share," said Chiun.
"My what?"
"Your five percent share," said Chiun, coldly, then turned away and told the walclass="underline" "All agents are bandits."