The Mystic Flowery Land: A Personal NarrativeLuzac, 1896 - 231 pages |
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Page 28
... coolie , arm myself with two loaded revolvers , and prepare to follow him at once , as he had struck the trail , and hoped to rescue Seou Jâe that night and run her captors to earth . He had brought my Chinese clothes with him ...
... coolie , arm myself with two loaded revolvers , and prepare to follow him at once , as he had struck the trail , and hoped to rescue Seou Jâe that night and run her captors to earth . He had brought my Chinese clothes with him ...
Page 30
... coolie wants a smoke he goes into one of these divans , lays down two or three cents ( thirty cash ) , perhaps more if he can afford it , and receives a proportionate amount of prepared opium , generally held in a small shell , and a ...
... coolie wants a smoke he goes into one of these divans , lays down two or three cents ( thirty cash ) , perhaps more if he can afford it , and receives a proportionate amount of prepared opium , generally held in a small shell , and a ...
Page 31
... coolie entered the house , and on discovering our whereabouts , made signs to Ah Shun to accompany him into an inner apartment where the opium fumes were almost enough to suffocate one . Here they conversed in an undertone for fully ...
... coolie entered the house , and on discovering our whereabouts , made signs to Ah Shun to accompany him into an inner apartment where the opium fumes were almost enough to suffocate one . Here they conversed in an undertone for fully ...
Page 32
... coolie stopped before a small stall , behind which a venerable man sat studying and retailing the wonders of necromancy . We also paused there , and before proceeding further , Ah Shun insisted up on having our fortunes told . The old ...
... coolie stopped before a small stall , behind which a venerable man sat studying and retailing the wonders of necromancy . We also paused there , and before proceeding further , Ah Shun insisted up on having our fortunes told . The old ...
Page 33
... coolie now told us to remain where we were , and to be sure not to rise or make the slightest noise until he had recon- noitred the position . He then crept forward on hands and knees , leaving us amongst a forest of smoke - begrimed ...
... coolie now told us to remain where we were , and to be sure not to rise or make the slightest noise until he had recon- noitred the position . He then crept forward on hands and knees , leaving us amongst a forest of smoke - begrimed ...
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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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