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outstretched and warning finger of authority。; 

     ;Well�察�Kong�察─�he said at length�察�after considering my words attentively�察�

;I always thought that your mental outlook was a hash of Black Art�察�paper 

lanterns�察�blank verse�察�twilight�察�and delirium tremens�察�but hang me if you 

aren't sound on finance�察�and I only wish that you'd get some of my friends 

to look at the matter of borrowing in your own reasonable�察�broad´minded 

light。 The question is�察�what next�拭─�

     I   replied   that   I   leaned   heavily   against   his   sagacious   insight�察  �adding�察�

however�察�that even among a nation of barbarians one who could repeat the 

three    hundred     and    eleven    poems     comprising      the  Book     of  Odes    from 



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beginning to end�察�and claim the degree ;Assured Genius; would ever be 

certain of a place。 

     ;Yes�察─�replied William Greyson�察�in the workhouse。 Put your degree 

in   your   inside   pocket�察  �Kong�察  �and   don't   mention   it。 You'll   have   far   more 

chance as a distressed mariner。 The casual wards are full of B。A。's�察�but the 

navy can't get enough A。B。's at any price。 What do you say to an organ�察�by 

the   way�拭  �Mysterious   musicians   generally   go   down   well�察  �and   I   dare   say 

there's   room   for   a   change   from   veiled   ladies�察  �persecuted   captains   and 

indigent earls。 You ought to make a sensation。; 

     ;Is   it   in   the   nature   of   melodious   sounds   upon   winding   a   handle�拭─  �I 

asked�察    �not   at  the   moment      grasping     with   certainty    to   what    organ    he 

referred。 

     ;Well�察�some call them that�察─�he admitted�察 �others don't。 I suppose�察�now�察�

you wouldn't care to walk to Brighton with your feet tied together�察�or your 

hair in curl papers�察�and then get on at a music hall�拭�Or would there be any 

chance of your Legation kidnapping you if it was properly worked�拭�'Kong 

Ho�察�the great Chinese Reformer�察�tells the Story of his Life��'there ought to 

be   money   in   it。   Are   you   a   reformer   or   the   leader   of   a   secret   society�察�

Kong�拭─�

     ;On     the   contrary�察─    �I  replied�察    �we    of   our   Line    have    ever    been 

unflinching in our loyalty to the dynasty of Tsing。; 

     ;You ought to have known better�察�then。 It's a poor business being that 

in your country nowadays。 Pity there are no bye´elections on the African 

Labour Question�察�or you'd be snapped up for a procession。; 

     To   this   I   replied   that   although   the   idea   of   moving   in   a   processional 

triumph      would   readily   ensnare   the   minds       of   the   light  and  fantastic�察   �I 

should prefer some more literary occupation�察�submissively adding that in 

such a case I would not stiffen my joints against the most menial lot�察�even 

that   of   blending   my   voice   in   a   laudatory   chorus�察  �or   of   carrying   official 

pronouncements about the walls of the city�察�for it is said with justice�察 �The 

starving man does not peel his melon�察�nor do the parched first wipe round 

the edges of the proffered cup。; 

     ;If   you've     set  your    mind    on   something      literary�察─  �said   Beveledge 

confidently�察 �you have every chance of finishing up in a chorus or carrying 



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printed placards about the streets�察  �certainly。 When   it comes   to that�察�look 

me   up   in   Eastcheap。;   With   this   encouraging   assurance   of   my   ultimate 

success   he   left   me�察  �and   rejoicing   that   I   had   not   fallen   into   the   snare   of 

opposing a written destiny�察�I sought the literary quarters of the city。 * 

     When   this   person   has   been   able   to   write   of   any   custom   or   facet   of 

existence here in a strain of conscientious esteem�察�he has not hesitated to 

dip his brush deeply into the inkpot。 Reverting backwards�察�this barbarian 

enactment of not permitting those who from any cause have decided upon 

spending the night in a philosophical abstraction to repose upon the public 

seats   about   the   swards   and   open   spaces   is   not   conceived   in   a   mood   of 

affable     toleration。    Nevertheless      there    are  deserted     places    beyond     the 

furthest limits of the city where a more amiable full´face is shown。 On the 

eleventh day of this one's determination to sustain himself by the exercise 

of his literary style�察�he was journeying about sunset towards one of these 

spots�察�subduing the grosser instincts of mankind by reviewing the wisdom 

of the sublime Lao Ch'un�察�who decided that heat and cold�察�pain and fatigue�察�

and mental distress�察�have no real existence�察�and are therefore amenable to 

logical   disproof�察  �while   the   cravings   of   hunger   and   thirst   are   merely   the 

superfluous   attributes   of   a   former   and   lower   state   of   existence�察  �when   a 

passer´by�察  �who   for   some   distance   had   been   alternately  advancing   before 

and remaining behind�察�matched his footsteps into mine。 

     ;Whichee   way   walk´go�察  �John�察  �eh�拭─  �said   this   unfortunate   being�察  �who 

appeared   to   be   suffering   from   a   laborious   deformity   of   speech。   ;Allee 

samee load me。 Chin´chin。; Filled with compassion for one who evidently 

found himself alone in a strange land�察�in the absence of his more highly´ 

accomplished companion�察�unable to indicate his wants and requirements to 

those about him�察�I regretfully admitted that I had not chanced to encounter 

that   John   whose   wandering   footsteps   he   sought�察  �and   to   indicate�察  �by   not 

leaving   him   abruptly�察  �that   I   maintained   a   sympathetic   concern   over   his 

welfare�察�I pointed out to him the exceptional brilliance of the approaching 

night�察�adding that I myself was then directing a course towards a certain 

spacious Heath�察�a few li distant in the north。 

     ;Sing´dance tomollow�察�then�拭─�he said�察�with a condensed air of general 

disappointment。 ;Chop´chop in a pay look´see show on HamHamstloh 



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damme� �on 'Ampstead 'Eath�拭�Booked up�察�eh�察�John�拭─�

     Gradually   convinced   that   it   was   becoming   necessary   to   readjust   the 

significance of the incident�察�I replied that I had no intention of partaking of 

chops or food of any variety in an erected tent�察�but merely of passing the 

night in an intellectual seclusion。 

     ;Oh�察─    �said   the   one   who    was    walking     by   my   side�察  �regarding     my 

garments      with    engaging     attention�察  �and    at  the  same    time   appearing     to 

regain   an   unruffled     speech   as   though     the   other   had   been   an   assumed 

device�察 �I understandthe Blue Sky Hotel。 Well�察�I've stayed there once or 

twice myself。 A bit down on your uppers�察�eh�拭─�

     ;Assuredly this person may perchance lay his upper parts down for a 

short space of time�察─�I admitted�察�when I had traced out the symbolism of 

the words。 ;As it is humanely written in The Books�察�'Sleep and suicide are 

the free refuges equally of the innocent and the guilty。'; 

     ;Oh�察    �come     now�察   �don't�察─  �exclaimed      the   energetic    person�察   �striking 

himself   together   by   means   of   his   two   hands。   ;It's   sinful   to   talk   about 

suicide   the   day   before   bank   holiday。   Why�察  �my   only   Somali   warrior   has 

vamoosed with his full make´up�察�and the Magnetic Girl too�察�and I never 

thought   of   suicideonly   whether   to   turn   my   old   woman   into   a   Veiled 

Beauty of the Harem or a Hairy Lama from Tibet。; 

     Not   absolutely  grasping the   emergency�察  �yet   in   a

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