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Citation Information
58 AMONG THE CELESTIALS. [CHAP. III.
as the sun rose the mist melted away, but for
the time one seemed to be verily in a fairy-
land.
We passed through many villages and thriv-
ing little towns, and at length, after covering
the last ninety miles in two days, we arrived at
Mukden and found ourselves among our own
countrymen again. We drove up to the
Scottish mission established here, the members
of which had been particularly kind to us on
our previous visit to Mukden, and had pressed
us to stay with them on our return. Messrs.
Ross and Webster and Dr. Christie came run-
ning out of the house as they saw us driving up
in the cart, and it was only as we were shown
into a cosy drawing-room, where the ladies
were having tea, that we realised how rough
we had grown on the journey. We had each
of us developed a beard, which, as well as our
hair, now, in the light of civilisation, seemed
most unkempt. Our faces were burning red
from the exposure, and our clothes especially
our boots were worn out and torn with the
rough wear they had undergone. We had
had many trials on the journey, but this facing
a ladies' tea-party in a drawing-room in our
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