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0054 Among the Celestials : vol.1
天の間で : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000297
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There were, for instance, little suet dumplings,
so light that they almost melted in the mouth
like jelly. Some of the dishes of vegetables
were also extremely good, and I especially recall
a plate of stewed young celery. I cannot say,
however, that I can bestow much praise on his
liquor department. Warmed spirit distilled
from rice is not good, and taken as incessantly
as a Chinese host expects his guest to take it,
is apt to make one decidedly heavy, if not
more.

But the point in which the Chinese most
excel in these social gatherings is in their
duty as hosts. They are perfect hosts, full
of attention to their guests, of cheery *bonhomie*,
and of lively conversation. There is elaborate
politeness, and a strict etiquette is observed,
but no stiffness is apparent; every one is
cheery, and everyone talks with animation.
It was a revelation, indeed, to us to find what
good fellows these Chinamen could be amongst
themselves. Seeing only the lower classes, the
mule-men, the loafers of the streets, and the
frequenters of the inns, one is apt to form a most
unfavourable impression of the Chinese, and to
regard them as a rude, coarse, unmannerly