Personal Reminiscences of Thirty Years' Residence in the Model Settlement : Shanghai, 1870-1900
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We frater- nized ; my companion conversed with them in the vernacular, and by his natural genius adapted himself to their ways of thought, abstaining from using the romantic Chinese oaths. All the boat- folk around us were simple and friendly, and before we parted we were close allies. We gave them presents of European trifles, and they in return gave us what they had, onions, garlic, and other stuff, which we accepted out of politeness. We performed our ablutions and general toilet on deck, st...ripped to the waist, and this was considered by our neighbours an especially friendly act, par- taking of the nature of a turn in a variety perform- ance. The greatest good feeling prevailed. The two great events of the day were our getting ashore in the morning and our return at night. To get ashore we had to clamber over six or seven or more boats in the jamb. If it had been only ourselves and our game-coolies who had to land, it would have been a simple matter, nothing more than clambering from one to another 175 THE MODEL SETTLEMENT the most interesting part of the whole adventure.
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