University of Nanking - Linguist Yearbook (Nanking, China)

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'H 'M going to pretend, Said Alice, 'ithat this looking-glass leads into real China. I never Shall understand China Until I get in there where Gwrything goes by op- P0sites. Then I suppose it won't seein opposite for it will he the natural way 1t's very for it no be. mixing. I wish the glass soft like 'gauze so that I could get through. lVhy, lllg into a sort of mist now! Would get all it's tur11- H She was pushing aside tllfb bottles and trays on h0I' dressing table as she Sllolie, and in another mo- ment Aliee was through U10 glass. U They don't keep this 'l'0oin as tidy as the other, Aliee thought, as she llflfieed several Blah .longg tiles down on the hearth 'am0I1g the cinders. Q - 'V 'if ,7 sx- K . x- - ' as A Q . I l 'N 4.53: J A W Q .... el ,X-in Z, V ., f' ' ll get ll ass yi, M v 1-'Hy . f til , x fx . X' V . PM- ' , - i 1 'infix 1 1- .. ' . 'fat .vw-,, '--n rw ' ' AL, y , , -Q A Y SM?--:rr r ,r They are dragons, whispered Aliee to herself. I wonder what I 'ought to do! Another Green Dragon was hopping graCCfUllY down the hall on his tail. HI I- 1- I-1 , - , - I ,A -, lgimnee said Aliee rather t llll X l follon hun, at quite a safe f -S 1 i Ileliously, for she had never been very intimate U1tl1d1flg0ll5- 'JIU llild -U0 soonCI' Sboken than she found herself walliillg arm In arm Wltll U10 Green ,Dragon who was saying to her, C359

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34 MISSION TO BUDDHISTS truth. Carven on the altar is His sign, the cross of sacrifice. There also is the sun of righteousness, the fire and water of the spirit's cleansing. The fragrance of the incense sticks rises spirally, the symbol of aspiration. From time to time a boy whose parents have given him to the priests, is released to Dr. Reiehelt. In his small school, in daily eontaet with men of grace and scholarship, these boys learn, that they in turn may .lead the priesthood of the land along the Way to Light. i Hr

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36 EAST AND WEST VVhat is your honorable name? l' My honorable name is Alice, said she, whereupon the dragon shook his head mournfully, and sighed. You should have said, 'My humble name is Alice,' he remarked. Why didn't you ask me that? Alice replied. But the dragon only sighed again. If I should say- began the dragon. I haven't decided yet whether I shall or not, but I might, you know. Might what ? said Alice after a long pause. I might remarkf' continued the dragon, that your dress is very pretty. If I should, what would you say? V I should say that I was glad you thought so, for I thought so too, replied Alice without any hesitation. The dragon hcavcd a long sigh at this, and said, It is evident that you have no manners. If you are going to stay here I shall have to take you in hand. You should have said, ' Oh, not at all! It is really very uglyindeed. ' But that wouldn't be true, Alice objected. It might, replied the dragon. 5' Anyhow, it's manners. Now, try once more. Don't you think 1ny tail is graceful ?f' Not at all, said Alice, congratulating herself that this time she had managed to tell the truth and give the right answer, both at the same time. But thc poor dragon began clicking and snorting and sobbing so distressfully that Alice became quite alarmed, and tried to pat it onthe back. This was difficult for the dragon was very long, and very narrow, and growing longer and narrower every minute. In fact, his head was quite out of sight in one direction, and his tail was quite out of sight in the other. lnstead of scales, Alice saw a double row of even squares that grew more and more to look like Mah Jongg tiles. At the same time, she heard a loud voice calling, Look out, Abner! East Wind is going to break the wall. 'A Oh dear! i' thought Alice, I wonder where he is going to break it. Not here, I hope. I wonder which is East. I do wish there was some one to tell me. She looked around dubiously, and was very much relieved to see an old man hobbling along on two canes, and mumbling to l1iI1lS0lf. She ran toward him, and pulling his sleeve to attract his atten- tion, said, Please, sir, can you tell me which direction is East? 5'