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"Begin to be velly solly for poor Mis' Hellick. Pilate say, `Heah good place, make hole s'eep in. 'Nothee pilate say, `Big fool; allee wet damp; wildee beast live in hole, and allee 'tink. Come back, makee better place." It was a narrow escape, and it was long enough before my heart calmed down, left off throbbing, and I fell asleep.
"And you think it better to go right up the river?" said Mr Brooke, turning suddenly to join in the conversation. "Yes; pilate junk long way." "How do you know?" He gave a cunning smile at us both, his little eyes twinkling in a singularly sly manner. "You see vegetable boat come along mo'ning?" "Yes, I saw the boat come alongside." "Blought Ching 'nothee lettee, allee same fliend.
"Velly big Chinaman," whispered my cheerful friend; "first-chop man high classee no can washee no can eat no dlinke, no catchee him own glub allee same nothee man China boy must catchee glub for him, allee time! Oh, him first-chop man you bettee!" I had heard of this singular custom of indicating caste before, and was amazed and disgusted, but I was not prepared for what followed.
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