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152 THE THIRD DAUGHTER Set forth upon the world's bazar, It mildly gleams; but no one buys." As he turned back and saw the wasted figures of his wife and children, he threw aside his scruples and squatted with them before a large bowl of rice. This was what Quong Lung had hoped for, since he was a shrewd enough judge of human nature to know that business progresses better on a full stomach than on an empty one. He had the Chinaman's patience and the China- man's devotion, for while he waited fo...r the family to finish eating, he loitered among the idols and lighted incense sticks or threw wads of paper at the God of Good Luck. After the meal was over Ching Fo's tobacco pouch was filled, for the first time in many weeks; water chestnuts were brought in from the boat and later, tea and rice wafers and sweets. Before the meal was finished the slave dealer joined CHAPTER EIGHT 1S3 the group and tried to adjust himself to their society. As the sun crept up and stood directly over the old cryptomeria tree, the men strolled out and sat beneath it.
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