The story of Agen Bet Gratis begins when a Chinese lady betrays a French merchant, stealing his dowry. She then disappears, but a short time later the widow of the merchant finds a letter addressed to her from her son in law, stating that he had seen the woman and given her a ransom. The letter also mentioned a Chinese man called Yaphet Tsang. A few days later, the man returns to the woman's house carrying a baby boy. When questioned by the widow, Yaphet reveals that he was working as a translator for a Chinese firm, and that he had taken the boy to America to be raised there.
The novel ends with the mother handing over the baby to a girl called Aymen. Aymen, who already acts as a midwife to the infant, is in no way related to the woman from the letter sent by the French merchant. This turns out to be a clever scheme on the part of the main character, Agen Bet Gratis, who wanted to get rich quick by using a woman he knew as his wife's maid and then marrying her. But he does not succeed and is tricked by her into leaving her and travelling across continents. He eventually ends up in America.
In the second half of the novel, Agen betgratis makes a number of important decisions which have profound consequences for the remainder of the story. He travels to China, where he tries to find work as a translator and subsequently becomes very wealthy. He even marries a Chinese woman and has two children with her. Unfortunately the marriage falls apart and he returns to Britain and abandons his wife. Shortly thereafter, he flees to Africa and the novel starts from scratch there.
The novel is written in the first person narrator which makes it very authentic. It is also written in a familiar and vivid language that most English speakers would easily understand. For this reason, some sections can feel a little repetitive. Nevertheless, the plot progresses largely in the background so that we do not even realize that the events in the novel are taking place in the foreground. At the start of the novel, we have just a few details of the background and the setting up of the main character's journey, but gradually as the story unfolds we come to know more about the motivations of the main character. For this purpose, the novel has been divided into three parts: The set off, the course and the free bet.
Parts one and two are centered on the set off and the journey of the main character, Agen Betgratis, who flees from his native land to Kenya in search of a better life. Part one covers the events that occur between when the novel begins and the set off. This includes the setting up of the nomadic society of the characters and the various experiences that they go through as they travel to various places. There are various encounters with the locals of the region as well as a few dangerous encounters along the way. The course is mostly centered on the journey and the various experiences that the characters go through on the way. The free bet is a short segment which covers events that occur after the journey and the setting up of the final climax of the novel.
Parts three and four focus on the character of Agen, his relationships with the other characters and his quest to find a better place to live. There is a short free bet tanpa deposit rp 15 Ribu Dari Situs Judi to Gelinasala. This portion focuses on what happens after Agen and the other characters reach the end of their journey. It also covers the background of the antagonists and some background on the region.
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