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“...doors of tae houses where
they had lived in Unankow. ite» foster advieet bis wife not to |
go up sertain streets on this sccount. Things soon quieted |
down, the Christians were wost thankful to heve stayed in
theiy hemes as those whe fled not only had had to pay huge
| suns for travelling but in many cases their homes hed been
plundered in their absence. |
After two summers in the little house, as it was not |
convenient ant very expensive, ir. Foster onquired eb out others,
2 and found ® large hong could be had cheaply out of the season, |
go efter two tea-seagens in the little house they moved inte !
‘Heavenly Happiness', 1t was vast, the lower floor wes & Go~ |
down, so their part wes one large flat, with & nice cool | |
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“...It was © plesant voyage, though memories of past
journeys with her beloved husband were bitter-sweet. She
tried to remember always to be thankful, and often repeated
to herself lines of Mrs. Browning's, of which she was very
. fond.
"To me fair memories belor
Fess ceeres tes Siseaet oes
And lasting thankfulness."
Kind friends at Shanghei welcomed her, and again at
Hong Kong. It was » almost like a dream to be there again
wondering in the Gardens where she bad once welked with her
betrothed, but all else was changed, none of the missionaries
who had welcomed her forty-four years before were etill there.
The house in which she hed lived, and the Chureh in which she
was married were both gone, pulled down to make room for new
ones. The hills remained but houses reached far up them and
motors hooted through the streets.
There were severe] missionaries on board, and though
they started ne strangers they very soon became friendly.
Tt does not take long for missionaries to get to know one...”
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