The charm of the Middle kingdom . oundedthe inn with an odoriferous mist, while thesmell of warm steam formed a sharp contrastto the penetrating cold of the winter air. We were surprised to learn that the inn wasin character more Japanese than Chinese, butthis in no way detracted from our subsequentpleasure. No sooner had I been assigned myroom than I quite naturally conceived theidea of taking a sulphur bath. To this end Iclapped my hands as loudly as I could andwas almost instantly gratified to see the littlesliding door move noiselessly back and aJapanese girl step out of her clogs and into
The charm of the Middle kingdom . oundedthe inn with an odoriferous mist, while thesmell of warm steam formed a sharp contrastto the penetrating cold of the winter air. We were surprised to learn that the inn wasin character more Japanese than Chinese, butthis in no way detracted from our subsequentpleasure. No sooner had I been assigned myroom than I quite naturally conceived theidea of taking a sulphur bath. To this end Iclapped my hands as loudly as I could andwas almost instantly gratified to see the littlesliding door move noiselessly back and aJapanese girl step out of her clogs and intomy chamber. She gave me only a fleetinginconsequential glance and busied herself withthe embers of a tiny charcoal brazier, the solesource of heat for the entire room. Shesquatted over it, warming her hands, andoccasionally stirring it up. I watched herfeatures intently, wondering whether she hadcome in answer to the clap of my hands or ofher own accord. Finally she did look up at me,and, noticing that I had in no wise altered 54. TERRACED HILLS NEAR T AXG KANG TZU
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