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bend our steps in the direction of a tea´house of unquestionable propriety。; 

     ;You've bent your steps into quite enough tea´houses�察�as you call them�察�

for one day�察─�replied the official with evasive meaning�察�at the same time 

assisting me to rise ��for it need not be denied that the restrained position 

had made me for the moment incapable of a self´sustaining effort��。 ;Look 

what you've done。; 

     At the direction of his glance I cast my eyes along the street�察�east and 

west�察�and for the first time I became aware that what I had last seen as a 

reasonable   gathering   had   now   taken   the   proportions   of   an   innumerable 

multitude which   filled the   entire   space of   the thoroughfare�察  �while   others 

covered   the   roofs   above   and   protruded   themselves   from   every   available 

window。       In   our   own     land    the   interspersal     of   umbrellas�察    �musical 

instruments�察�and banners�察�with an occasional firework�察�would have given a 

greater animation to the scene�察�but with this exception I have never taken 

part   in   a   more   impressive   and   well´extended   procession。   Even   while   I 

looked�察�the helmets of other official watchers appeared in the distance�察�as 

immature   junks   upon       the   storm´tossed   Whang´Hai�察  �apparently   striving 

fruitlessly to reach us。 

     As I was by no means sure what attitude was expected of me�察�I smiled 

with   an   all´embracing   approval�察  �and   signified   to   the   one   at   my   side�察  �by 

way   of   passing   the   time   pleasurably   together�察  �that   the   likelihood   of   his 

nimble´witted friends reaching us with unruffled garments was remote in 

the extreme。 

     ;Don't you let that worry you�察�Li Hung Chang�察─�he said�察�in a tone that 

had the appearance of being outside itself around a deeper and more bitter 

significance�察 �if we get out again with any garments at all it won't be your 

fault。 Why�察�youwell�察�YOU ought to have been put on the Black List long 

ago�察�by rights。; 

     This�察�exalted one�察�although I have not yet been able to learn the exact 

dignity of it from any of the books of civil honours�察�is undoubtedly a mark 

of signal attainment�察�conferred upon the few for distinguishing themselves 

by some particular capacity�察�as our Double Dragon�察�for instance。 Anxious 

to learn something of the privileges of the rank from one who evidently 



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was not without influence in the bestowal�察�and not unwilling to show him 

that I was by no means of low´caste descent�察�I said to the official�察 �In his 

own   country   one   of   this   person's   ancestors   wore   the   Decoration   of   the 

Yellow Scabbard�察�which entitled him to be carried in his chair up to the 

gate of the Forbidden Palace before descending to touch the ground。 Is this 

Order of the Black List of a like purport�拭─�

     ;You're   right�察─  �he   said�察   �it   is。   In   this   country   it   entitles   you   to   be 

carried   right   inside   the   door   at   Bow   Street   without   ever   touching         the 

ground。 Look out� �Now we shall not; 

     At that moment what this person at first assumed to be a floral tribute�察�

until   he   saw   that   not   only   the   entire   plant�察  �but   the   earthenware   jar   also 

were attached�察�struck the official upon the helmet�察�whereupon�察�drawing a 

concealed club�察�he ceased speaking。 

     How   the   entertainment   was   conducted   to           such    a   development   this 

person is totally inadequate to express�察�but in an incredibly short space of 

time the scene became one of most entrancing variety。 From every visible 

point     around     the  air   became      filled  with    commodities        whichthough 

doubtless        without       set    intentionfittingly        represented        the    arts�察�

manufactures�察  �and   natural   history   of   this   resourceful   country�察  �all   cast   in 

prolific   abundance   at   the   feet   of   the   official   and   myself�察  �although   the 

greater part inevitably struck our heads and bodies before reaching them。 

Beyond   our   immediate   circle�察  �as   it   may   be   expressed�察  �the   crowd   never 

ceased to press forward with resistless activity�察�and among it could be seen 

occasionally        the   official    watchmen        advancing      self´reliantly�察    �though 

frequently   without   helmets�察  �and�察  �not   less   often�察  �the   helmets   advancing 

without the official watchmen。 To add to the acknowledged interest�察�every 

person present was proclaiming his views freely on a diversity of subjects�察�

and above all could be heard the clear notes of the musical instruments by 

which the officials sought to encourage one another in their extremity�察�and 

to deaden the cries of those whom they outclubbed。 

     Despite   this   person's   repeated   protests   that   the   distinction   was   too 

excessive�察  �he   was   plucked   from   hand   to   hand   irresistibly   among   those 

around�察 �losing   a  portion   of   his   ill´made   attire   at   each   step�察 �so   agreeably 

anxious were all to detain him。 Just when the exploit seemed likely to have 



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a   disagreeable      ending�察   �however�察    �he  was    thrust   heavily   against    a  door 

which   yielded�察  �and   at   once   barring   it   behind   him�察  �he   passed   across   the 

open   space   into   which   it   led�察  �along   a   passage   between   two   walls�察  �and 

thence   through   an   involved   labyrinth   and   beneath   the   waters   of   a   canal 

into a wood of attractive seclusion。 Here this person remained�察�spending 

the time in a profitable meditation�察�until the light withdrew and the great 

sky lantern had ascended。 Then he cautiously crept forth�察�and after some 

further trivial   episodes which chiefly  concern the obstinate´headed slave 

guarding   the   outer   door   of   a   tea´house�察  �an   unintelligent   maiden   in   the 

employment         of  one   vending     silk´embroidered        raiment�察   �the   mercenary 

controller   of   a   two´wheeled   chariot   and   the   sympathetic   and   opportune 

arrival of a person seated upon a funeral car�察�he succeeded in reaching the 

place of his abode。 

     With   unalterable   affection   and   a   material   request   that   an   unstinted 

adequacy of new garments may be sent by a sure and speedy hand。 

     KONG HO。 



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                                   LETTER V 



       Concerning        the    neglect     of    ancestors      and    its    discreditable 

consequences。        Two     who    state   the   matter    definitely。   Concerning       the 

otherside way of looking at things and the self´contradictory bearing of the 

maiden Florence。 



     VENERATED             SIRE��A      discovery      of    overwhelming         malignity 

oppresses      me。   In   spite  of   much    baffling    ambiguity     and    the  frequent 

evasion   of   conscious   guilt�察  �there  can be   no   longer  any  reasonable   doubt 

that these barbarians DO NOT WORSHIP THEIR ANCESTORS� �

     Hitherto   the   matter   had   rested   in   my   mind   as   an   uneasy   breath   of 

suspicion�察�agitated from time to time by countless indications that such a 

possibility      might�察    �indeed�察    �exist   in    a   condensed       form�察    �but   too 

inauspiciously profane to be contemplated in the altogether。 Thus�察�when in 

the company of the young this person has walked about the streets of the 

city�察   �he   may     at   length    have    said�察    �Truly�察   �out   of   your     amiable 

condescension�察�you h

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