Excerpt from Seven Maids of Far Cathay: Being English Notes From a Chinese Class Book
T he English Notes which go to make up this Chinese Class book are the result of a game which the President of the Woman's Anglo Chinese College of N euchan g, China, induced the seven Chinese girls of the graduating class to play during the last six months of their College course. T he Notes were read aloud in class, taken down by a stem grapher, and afterwards arranged alphabetically by the Biographer as, sisted by the President of the Col lege. At the request of interested friends the President has now per mitted the publication of these Notes exactly as they were originally pro duced, without revision, that the unique atmosphere pervading them might not be lost.
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