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ItETUUN TO SHANGHAI. 351
pressed with a sense of liis importance; and the rank and position of an
official can generally be nnderstood by a single glance at the nnmljer of
his attendants, though the great man himself may be so shut np in his
chair that his decoi'ations and the button on his hat may not be visible.
In a couple of days the steamer was ready for the retui'u to Shanghai.
The time had been -well employed in visiting the streets and sliops and
temples of Han-how, and learning something of its importance as a centre
of trade. Tlie return journey was begun with a feeling of satisfaction that
they had taken tlie trouble and the time for the ascent of the Yang-tse and
]nade themselves acquainted with the internal life of tlie country.
THli (iOVLUNOU-UliNEIlAL AiND HIS STAFF.