The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 pages |
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... 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 . When the tolling KO-AI AND THE BELL.
... 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 . When the tolling KO-AI AND THE BELL.
Page 50
... remained , And so I'm called the Prefect's daughter , now . " When Uko heard his wife narrate these facts , He for a moment stood in wonderment . Then , with a cry of joy , he drew her near And , with emotion , spake impressively ...
... remained , And so I'm called the Prefect's daughter , now . " When Uko heard his wife narrate these facts , He for a moment stood in wonderment . Then , with a cry of joy , he drew her near And , with emotion , spake impressively ...
Page 75
... remained here exploring the temple for some time , and in the afternoon , having partaken of some refreshment that my coolies had carried for me , I again made a start , following a narrow footpath which ran parallel with the beach in a ...
... remained here exploring the temple for some time , and in the afternoon , having partaken of some refreshment that my coolies had carried for me , I again made a start , following a narrow footpath which ran parallel with the beach in a ...
Page 83
... remained and multiplied . The fortunate young maid , through her exemplary conduct , was allowed to take possession of the property , and lived with her blind mother in peace and affluence . Like us , the Chinese have their domestic ...
... remained and multiplied . The fortunate young maid , through her exemplary conduct , was allowed to take possession of the property , and lived with her blind mother in peace and affluence . Like us , the Chinese have their domestic ...
Page 96
... it were possible to do so , for the smugglers evidently landed the goods somewhere at no great distance ; where , and how , remained to be discovered . He consented , and I at once absented 96 THE MYSTIC FLOWERY LAND .
... it were possible to do so , for the smugglers evidently landed the goods somewhere at no great distance ; where , and how , remained to be discovered . He consented , and I at once absented 96 THE MYSTIC FLOWERY LAND .
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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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