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and wine, I this," flicking the cup with his finger; " if I no get all 

 the same this, food and wine, me pretty soon die quick." 



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" Pull down the other blind, the sun is coming in." 

 "This morning I pull down one blind, sun look in that 

 window, now he look in this window, by and bye he look in 

 another window, and then white man say sun he no walkee, he 

 walkee all the time ; white man heap liar." 



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There were two great events in Gee's life that winter. He 

 became the owner of a silver watch and chain, and he had his 

 photograph taken. The watch and chain were laid on the table 

 for my inspection, and I was anxiously watched while I handled 

 them. Then I suggested that he should have a washleather pocket 

 for it. The next day a large piece of washleather was handed over 

 to me, with a "Please, you sew me one watch-pocket?" and his 

 delight knew no bounds when he received it, with his name 

 stitched in silks in English on one side, and in Chinese 

 hieroglyphics on the other. I little knew what this would 

 lead to. " Oh, much too good evely day ; please make me 

 just common one, I keep him for best days." Then a week later 

 he came with another petition : " I got one friend, he got good 

 missess, but he see my watch-pocket ; he say, ' Your missess 

 all the same one mother to you, you ask her to be all the same 

 one mother to one more poor Chinaman, and make him bag for 

 his watch, too.' " This was, of course, irresistible, and a third 

 one had to be manufactured. 



" My mother pretty old now, Missus Gloman, she fifty, I think 

 soon she die ; I likee vely much send her my picture, you tink man 

 hurt me vely much, he make my picture." 



" No, Gee, he won't hurt at all." This was received with 

 incredulous looks by Gee. 



" I see your father and mother's picture, very old man and 

 woman, are they dead now ? " 



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