. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. a dish containing pebbles in water with the nar-cissus in bloom. Chinese everywhere like this flowerand call it the Water Fairy. The Viceroy tookhis place at the side of the table nearest the door,first giving me the seat of honour with Mr. Pollardopposite. The Viceroys interpreter, Professor ofEnglish (!) in the Government School here, sat oppositeto the great man. Lin was at first a little interpreter led off with a few general questionswhich he had no doubt committed t
. A Yankee on the Yangtze : being a narrative of a journey from Shanghai through the central kingdom to Burma. a dish containing pebbles in water with the nar-cissus in bloom. Chinese everywhere like this flowerand call it the Water Fairy. The Viceroy tookhis place at the side of the table nearest the door,first giving me the seat of honour with Mr. Pollardopposite. The Viceroys interpreter, Professor ofEnglish (!) in the Government School here, sat oppositeto the great man. Lin was at first a little interpreter led off with a few general questionswhich he had no doubt committed to memory beforecoming, such as when I arrived in China, where I wasgoing, how long I would remain in the city, and so large number of smaller officials stood at the back,or looked in at the windows, intensely interested inthe conversation. Using the interpreter, I said to theViceroy that my journey from Chowtung had beenmade pleasant and easy by the officials. The inter-preter made me say The Protestant Mission at Chow-tung is prosperous, and doing a good work. Thelatter was true as a matter of V ; \
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