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housemaid's "doing" rooms at home, and of seeing all the 

 furniture turned topsy-turvy into the passage, and tea-leaves being 

 sprinkled over everything, and I was soon at work in a business- 

 like fashion, with my dress pinned up and my apron on, when up 

 came Gee with a clean duster. " Velly good, you tie him over your 

 head, missus did." Accepting the suggestion, I then began to 

 move the furniture, and sweep. Presently the door opened a little, 

 Gee's head was inserted in the crack, and he watched me in silence 

 as I continued to raise as much dust as possible, and pretended not 

 to notice him. Then, after a few seconds, he exclaimed : " Missis 

 Gloman, you go out walk, I tink." 



" No time, Gee ; what do you want? " 



" I sweep this loom, you no can do him ; my missus, she velly 

 strong, she savey." Then with scorn he added : " You no know 

 how, you give me bloom, you go lunch with Missus Dlake." Then 

 following his head into the room, he seized the broom, tied on the 

 apron, and put the duster, which I had just relinquished, on to 

 his head, and, thankful for the release, I acted on the suggestion, 

 and went out to lunch with my friends. 



For more than two months I was alone with Gee in the house, 

 my husband still being detained up country. Gee had asked me 

 when he first entered our service who was boss, master or missus, 

 whereupon I promptly replied that I bossed the Chinaman and the 

 master bossed me. Readily accepting this state of affairs, he had 

 never been disobedient, and always tried his best to please, but 

 much resented any order being given to him direct by my husband 

 when the latter returned. Gee did not sleep in the Chinese quarter, 

 as most of the servants do, but preferred occupying a tiny room off 

 the kitchen. This he kept scrupulously clean, all his boots and 

 shoes, five or six pairs in all, were arranged in a methodical row 

 under his deal table, and his clothes were done up in kerchief 

 bundles, and placed side by side on the table. As soon as he had 

 finished his work, about eight o'clock in the evening, he would go 

 off to the Chinese quarter, and return about twelve or one o'clock 

 at night. As he neither gambled nor smoked opium he probably 



