Corea or Cho-sen - The Land of the Morning Calm by A. Henry Savage (Arnold Henry Savage) Landor
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to say, "What the devil are you doing?" Then, as I went on scraping his
little stomach for the best part of ten minutes, he became drowsy, was hardly able to keep his eyes open, and finally, thank Heaven, fell asleep! He was, indeed, he was so much so that I thought he was never going to wake up again. CHAPTER VII Corean inns--Seoul--A tour of observation--Beggars--Lepers--Philosophy--An old palace--A leopard hunt--Weather prophets--The main street--Sedan chairs---The big bell--Crossing of the bridges--Monuments--Animal worship--The Gate of the Dead--A funeral--The Queen-dowager's telephone. [Illustration: THE DRILLING GROUND, SEOUL] During the time that I was in Seoul--and I was there several months--most of my time was spent out of doors, for I mixed as much as possible with the natives, that I might see and study their manners and customs. I was very fortunate in my quarters: for I first stayed at the house of a Russian gentleman, and after that in that of the German Consul, and to these kind friends I felt, and shall always feel, greatly indebted for the hospitality they showed me during the first few weeks that I was in |
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