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ancestral ancient asked bade bamboo beauty betrothed bowed brother brother loved brother's wife cheeks child Chinese chopsticks chrysanthemums clothes concubines courts courtyard cried dared daugh daughter desire ELMER GANTRY eyes face father fear feet flesh flower foreign Fourth Lady gate gazed geomancer girl gods hair hand harp head hear heard heart honored husband jade knew Kwan-yin Kwei-lan La-may laughed letter lips looked marriage marry moon mother mother's house never night opium pipe pain parents passed Peking placed presence remember replied rice satin Second Lady seen servants shoes shook silent silk silver SINCLAIR LEWIS Sister slaves smiled speak spoke stood strange suddenly talk tell things thought tiny told trothed voice waiting Wang Wang Da Ma weeping whispered white ship wished woman women wonder words Yellow Springs