The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong |
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Angkor Angkor Wat asked bamboo Bangkok beauty blue boat Buddha bungalow Burma cage chair cheroot China Chinese colour dark dressed drink English eyes face feel fellow flowers French gave Ghurka girl give gray green Grosely Haiphong hand head headman heart Henri Mouhot hills journey jungle Keng Tung King knew Kyuzaw laughed little bird live looked Maids of Honour Mandalay marry mind morning mules never night once pagodas palace pariah dogs passed pipe pleasant pony Princess Rangoon rice rickshaw river road round Saigon Salween sampan seemed Shan Siam Siamese side silence sitting smile smoke stood story strange street talk tall Taunggyi teak Telegu tell temple things thought tion told took trees veranda village walked wall watched Wilkins woman women wondered