`` this compass saved me more than once when i was lost , '' he said . he returned to his place in the shade . here in china they dont just say it , they live it . if you leave without me , ill find you . my next sentence was like sticking my own foot in my mouth . blinking , his chest heaving , he scrubbed his hands over his face . could there be a second man out here ? an open , ornate apartment spread out before us . he was n't sure which sisters his mother meant . 