FORE:Close by was a clothes-merchant, to whom a customer was making an offer, while the dealer was rubbing his head and vowing he could not possibly part with the garment at that price. Frank watched him to see how the affair terminated, and found it was very much as though the transaction had been in New York instead of Tokio: the merchant, whispering he would ne'er consent, consented, and the customer obtained the garment at his own figures when the vender found he could not obtain his own price. It is the same all the earth over, and Frank thought he[Pg 124] saw in this tale of a coat the touch of nature that makes the whole world kin.A PAVILION IN THE PROHIBITED CITY. A PAVILION IN THE PROHIBITED CITY.
FORE:"Which one?" he gasped, his face livid with fright. "Tell me what to do. In heaven's name, do you expect me to know?"
FORE:I think Mr Keeling had much better not bother about a cab for me, she said. I can perfectly well walk home.{140}
THREE:I cannot conceive why she should do any such thing, remarked Keeling.
THREE:LADIES AND CHILDREN AT PLAY. LADIES AND CHILDREN AT PLAY.
