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Ah Kong bamboo bank Bean-curd beast better birds boat bunk cabin Celestial Chêkiang Chientang river China Chinese Chinkiang civilisation comes comfort coolies covert creek crew Cyclops dinner doubt dreams duck East fields follow foreign fowl Fuyang geese Gehazi Grand Canal habits Haiyee Hangchow hills hour houseboat human hunting grounds instinct Jim's labour Lambton land lekin live look lowdah M'Nulty man's mandarin matter mind morning mysterious Nanking native never night P'utzu partridge peace Peking pheasant philosophic pidgin pipe railway realised reason retrieve rice sail Saucy Jane Shanghai shooting silent sleep smoke snipe song Soochow soul sport spring snipe swift message talk Taotai things Thurlsby Thurlsby's tiffin to-day trip voice wall Wang wild Wilden Wimple wind wonder Wuhu Yangtsze yuloh