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thatthreelerideofanenindinanenthehoto
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ntionthisfaself”anoldresident
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fields;butthenheisoutintheoepnand
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invitedtochinesehos;hassedulouslyavoidedchineserestaurants;andhasnever
readasinglelineofchineseneothelongestbarintheworldofan
evening;sipshiscktailandpicksupandiibesandexchangesbitsofsailors9
talesonthechinaasthandeddotheportuguesesailors;andissorrytofind
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happyasandke
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equivalentsof”dankesehr”and”bittesinioral
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becauseeventhepillagingofthepekinpalacesaftertheboxeruprisinghasnot
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ahigherlevelofintelligenceyetitisdifficulttodenytheoldchinahandtherightto
plybecausehecannotreadthechinese
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chineseasinferiors梒lerksandsoforthinthelatterexceptfortheservants;hesees
nothingbutforeigners;froverynighthehearsplaintsaboutchinese
dishonestyandstupidity;interspersedbystoriesofthedaysussions
onsport;aninchinaitistheonly
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andtracethentinuityofthatsailortraditiontothepresentday;andobservethe
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tivestothisheathencountry梘oldand
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thenonebeginstounderstandthatntinuity;beginstounderstandhohat
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sortofpityforanitybutourgoldandourcapacitiesasbuyinganilstractedtheeerstothisfareasteshoreitis
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notleavetheforeignsettlents;andbothoftheonotknooreplyasitis;
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trueakehielfunderstoodtotheenglishn
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hilsotoster;herarts;philosophies;poetry;literatureandthetheatrearedifficult
forhioperateandillunatehaclearandbeautifulunderstanding;andhis
oen;thefelloerfelloudentnow
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forgive
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