The charm of the Middle kingdom . culties. For opium running is stillthe great adventure. Nor does the wealthyforeigner, whose gold has only accentuated hisdesire, hesitate to empty his coffers into thetrade; for his name need never appear, and hecan lounge over his coffee in a sumptuously ap-pointed club and mentally calculate his gain. But the great ship rushes on, and almostinstantly the junk is dancing away to thewindward, though now that she is out of reachof the devil from over the sea, one or two ofher crew wave their hands, a barely distin-guishable fluttering like one shade of yellowo


The charm of the Middle kingdom . culties. For opium running is stillthe great adventure. Nor does the wealthyforeigner, whose gold has only accentuated hisdesire, hesitate to empty his coffers into thetrade; for his name need never appear, and hecan lounge over his coffee in a sumptuously ap-pointed club and mentally calculate his gain. But the great ship rushes on, and almostinstantly the junk is dancing away to thewindward, though now that she is out of reachof the devil from over the sea, one or two ofher crew wave their hands, a barely distin-guishable fluttering like one shade of yellowover another less deep. In time whole fleetsof junks spring into view. I purposely sayspring into view because, what with theyellow of the sea and the yellow of the hullsand the sails, it is impossible to distinguishthese craft until they are nearly upon traveler feels himself growing skin is delightfully a-tingle. China hasalready commenced to work her stupendouswill, and the yellow waters are only an omen 6. BUND AiND CONSULATES AT SHANGHAI


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