A Journey Through the Chinese Empire
A Journey Through the Chinese Empire
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When the attendants of the escort perceived any wood-cutters in the forests, or laborers in the fields, they ran to them, and summoned them, in the name of the law, to come and give their assistance for five IL It was curious to see the various stratagems put in practice in this chase, which to us was of so new a kind. When the fiigitives 288 JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHINESE EMPIRE.
found themselves circumvented "by the knowing and skillful evolutions of the Mandarin's people, they often surrendered... at discretion, and came laughing to suhmit to this unprofitable labor. We were at first distressed to see these poor villagers snatched thus from their nec- essary work, and compelled to give us gratuitously the use of their legs and arms ; but we were obliged to leave aU these things to be settled according to the custom of the country, for we were by no means called upon as we went along to reform the abuses that we might happen to meet with in the Celestial Empire.
By God's help we passed in safety through all the dangers of the road ; but we arrived at Leang-chou-hien quite worn out with fatigue ; for, though we had had much less physical suffering than our bearers, we had had more of the mental kind.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When the attendants of the escort perceived any wood-cutters in the forests, or laborers in the fields, they ran to them, and summoned them, in the name of the law, to come and give their assistance for five IL It was curious to see the various stratagems put in practice in this chase, which to us was of so new a kind. When the fiigitives 288 JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHINESE EMPIRE.
found themselves circumvented "by the knowing and skillful evolutions of the Mandarin's people, they often surrendered... at discretion, and came laughing to suhmit to this unprofitable labor. We were at first distressed to see these poor villagers snatched thus from their nec- essary work, and compelled to give us gratuitously the use of their legs and arms ; but we were obliged to leave aU these things to be settled according to the custom of the country, for we were by no means called upon as we went along to reform the abuses that we might happen to meet with in the Celestial Empire.
By God's help we passed in safety through all the dangers of the road ; but we arrived at Leang-chou-hien quite worn out with fatigue ; for, though we had had much less physical suffering than our bearers, we had had more of the mental kind.
What to read after A Journey Through the Chinese Empire?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Huc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860 to read onlineMoreLess
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