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The Soul of the Great Bell


_She hath spoken, and her words still resound in his ears._

HAO-KHIEOU-TCHOUAN: c. ix.





THE SOUL OF THE GREAT BELL


The water-clock marks the hour in the _Ta-chung sz'_,--in the Tower of
the Great Bell: now the mallet is lifted to smite the lips of the