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AlUUVE AT SHANGHAE. 



Chap. XV. 



mercy of our assailants. At last a large brick 

 came tumbling down, and struck tbe ground close 

 to our feet. It was well-aimed, and had it struck 

 tlie mark it is probable that one of our little party 

 would have been killed on the spot. We were 

 perfectly powerless. We neither could see those 

 by whom we were attacked, nor could we get out 

 of their way. Several respectable Chinese remon- 

 strated with their unruly countrymen, and we 

 hurried onwards in order to get out of our awk- 

 ward position as soon as we possibly could. For- 

 tunately, we soon came to a cross-street which led 

 away from the wall, and we were then out of 

 danger. 



We reached our boat without any further ad- 

 venture, and were glad to push out into the 

 stream, having had quite enough popularity for 

 one day. Having described the country between 

 Ping-hoo and Shanghae in a former work,* I need 

 not say anything further about it here. A few 

 hours brought us to the upper part of the Shang- 

 hae river, and we reached that city on the third of 

 June, much pleased, on the whole, with our inland 

 journey. 



* ' Three Years' Vv^anderings in China.' 



