. William H. Seward's travels around the world. and otherfurs. They saluted their guests at first in the Chinese fashion, bybowing with hands brought palm to palm on their breasts; afterthis they shook hands in the American way. All the ministersthen busied themselves in a somewhat demonstrative way in seat-ing their guests. Two of the Chinese ministers took their seats atthe upper end of the table, in the order, not of their rank, but ofseniority. They placed Mr. Seward at the side of the table on theleft, then Mr. Low, then the admiral, and then the consul-general;next two interpreters. The
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. and otherfurs. They saluted their guests at first in the Chinese fashion, bybowing with hands brought palm to palm on their breasts; afterthis they shook hands in the American way. All the ministersthen busied themselves in a somewhat demonstrative way in seat-ing their guests. Two of the Chinese ministers took their seats atthe upper end of the table, in the order, not of their rank, but ofseniority. They placed Mr. Seward at the side of the table on theleft, then Mr. Low, then the admiral, and then the consul-general;next two interpreters. The remaining members of the cabinetcompleted the circle. The table was thickly spread with chinadishes filled with hon-bons and dried fruits. The presiding min- 142 JAPAN, CHINA, AND COCHIN CHINA. ister then rose and announced that his Imperial Highness PrinceKung, regent of the empire during the minority of the emperor,had been suddenly attacked this morning by a violent illness, onhis return from the imperial palace. He lamented his failure to. y
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