In Red and Gold

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Merwin Samuel. In Red and Gold

CHAPTER I – FELLOW VOYAGERS

CHAPTER II – BETWEEN THE WORLDS

CHAPTER III – MISS HUI FEI

CHAPTER IV – INTRIGUE

CHAPTER V – RESURGENCE

CHAPTER VI – CONFLAGRATION

CHAPTER VII – THE INSCRUTABLE WEST

CHAPTER VIII – ABOARD THE YELLOW JUNK

CHAPTER IX – IN A GARDEN

CHAPTER X – YOUTH

CHAPTER XI – THE LANDSCAPE SCROLL OF CHAO MENG-FU

CHAPTER XII – AT THE HOUR OF THE TIGER

CHAPTER XIII – HIS EXCELLENCY SPEAKS

CHAPTER XIV – THE WORLD OF FACT

CHAPTER XV – IN A COURTYARD

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The child was dressed in a quilted robe of bright flowered silk, the skirt flaring like a bed about the ankles, the sleeves extending down over the hands. Her shoes were high, of black cloth with paper soles. Over the robe she wore a golden yellow vest, shortsleeved, trimmed with ribbon and fastened with gilt buttons. Over her head and shoulders was a hood of fox skin worn with the fur inside, tied with ribbons under the chin, and decorated, on the top of the head, with the eyes, nose and ears of a fox. As she scampered along the deck she lowered her head and charged at the big first mate. He smiled, caught her shoulders, spun her about, and set her free again; then, nodding pleasantly to the eunuch, he passed on.

Before the two ladies he paused to say: “We are coming into T’aiping, the city that gave a name to China’s most terrible rebellion. If you care to step around to the other side, you’ll see something of the quaint life along the river.”

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A shuffling sound reached their ears. Both turned. The viceroy had come out of the cabin and was advancing toward them, followed by all his mandarins. Before them he paused, and again exchanged with the mate the charming Eastern greeting. In Chinese he said – and the language that needs only a resonant, cultured voire to exhibit its really great dignity and beauty, rolled like music from his tongue: “It will give me great pleasure, sir, if you will be my guest to-morrow at twelve.”

The mate replied, with a grave smile and a bow: “It is a privilege. I am your servant.”

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