The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 pages |
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Page 14
... asked . " Who is this Ko - ai , this Celestial Cinderella of yours ? " He did not answer my question at once , but remained in an attitude of contemplative attention , repeating , the word hsich ( shoe ) at each stroke of the bell ...
... asked . " Who is this Ko - ai , this Celestial Cinderella of yours ? " He did not answer my question at once , but remained in an attitude of contemplative attention , repeating , the word hsich ( shoe ) at each stroke of the bell ...
Page 23
... Since then they had not seen her . Having listened to this startling news I asked permission to see her private rooms on the floor above , and went up with them ; first into the sitting - room , which looked neat CELESTIAL " LADIES . 23.
... Since then they had not seen her . Having listened to this startling news I asked permission to see her private rooms on the floor above , and went up with them ; first into the sitting - room , which looked neat CELESTIAL " LADIES . 23.
Page 49
... asked Repeatedly her reason for the choice Of this adornment worn unfash'nably . But she was most evasive and did keep The secret of her plume religiously . At length , however , she unveiled the truth ; And , creeping shyly to her ...
... asked Repeatedly her reason for the choice Of this adornment worn unfash'nably . But she was most evasive and did keep The secret of her plume religiously . At length , however , she unveiled the truth ; And , creeping shyly to her ...
Page 53
... asking May we not publish the appointment ? ' Sir Robert had seen , however , by this time that the Customs Service would suffer severely if he left it at that time , and this was more to him than any other honour in the world . He ...
... asking May we not publish the appointment ? ' Sir Robert had seen , however , by this time that the Customs Service would suffer severely if he left it at that time , and this was more to him than any other honour in the world . He ...
Page 57
... asked by them to in due course bring this grievance to the notice of their chief . I have taken this oppor- tunity of doing so , trusting it may be the means of bringing about a modification mutatis mutandis . Many members of the ...
... asked by them to in due course bring this grievance to the notice of their chief . I have taken this oppor- tunity of doing so , trusting it may be the means of bringing about a modification mutatis mutandis . Many members of the ...
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aboard afterwards Ah Shun Amoy ancient arrived asked bamboo beautiful bell beneath boat Canton captain cash Celestial cents Chefoo China Chinese Cloth coast Coloured commenced coolie Customs death deck dollars early east Emperor entered eyes favoured foreign Formosa friends Fuhkien Haikwan Hainan hand harbour heard Hoihow Hollywood Road Hong Hongkong honour island junks Keelung Kiungchow Ko-ai lady land leaving light lived looking mandarins manner miles morning Namoa native never night officers once opium Pagoda passed passengers picul pidgin pirates poor port REESE LIBRARY residents ricksha river round sails sampan Sanskrit scene seemed Sêou Jâe Shanghai ship shore side sight Sir Robert Hart snake Soochow soon stands steamer suddenly Swatow Taels Tamsui Taotai temple tide Tientsin Treaty Ports Tung-po vessel walk walls watch western wind young
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