Peeps into China . CHAPTEE X. THE ROMANCE OF A CHINESE INN. ASSING along the street of village or city,just as the western brightness vanishesinto night, with the hours of tedious travelnow hastening to a close, rest beneath anyroof, with its quiet sleep, is as much appreciated as thecosy room in the elegant palace can be to the anxiouspolitician. Weariness is the mother of contentment,while leisure and ease may conduce to c large inn on the big road is at last reached,and through a doorway the travellers pass, the animalsalways going ahead, as if anxious to lay aside theirburden
Peeps into China . CHAPTEE X. THE ROMANCE OF A CHINESE INN. ASSING along the street of village or city,just as the western brightness vanishesinto night, with the hours of tedious travelnow hastening to a close, rest beneath anyroof, with its quiet sleep, is as much appreciated as thecosy room in the elegant palace can be to the anxiouspolitician. Weariness is the mother of contentment,while leisure and ease may conduce to c large inn on the big road is at last reached,and through a doorway the travellers pass, the animalsalways going ahead, as if anxious to lay aside theirburdens, and roll themselves over and over in the dustycourt. The doorway looks forth toward the court,while at the sides are the cooking establishment, andthe huge brick bed for the poor footmen, or the privateroom of the innkeeper. Never mind these, for you are in haste to find yourown room. Around the court are a few rooms, whilethe rest of the space belongs to beast and the chief-guest room, a smoky
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