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Well, you would not give them to your own foki, if you
could not trust him.
Did Wong Pak ram ever tell you that he had got the
things?
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The same night Wong Pak Kam sent word that the things were not suitable, and could not be presented, and I was to send someone to take them back again. Then I sent the cook, that night, to ask him what was not suitable. The cook went to ask him, but he was not there. He had gone out. Then the cook made enquiries of his family, and he was told by a woman there to take back the tobaonu and wines. We had a basket in which
they were in, and they were brought back.
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Did you send something in their plane ?
Yes. If you will allow me, I will go on with my narrative. I said to the cook was clerk Wong there
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when you went to take the things back. "Why have you not brought the money back" I said. He said a servant woman had told him that Wong had put it away."I saw they would not receive them. I do not know whether it was because they did not like them, or what was the matter" said the cook. I bought them some Xmas dolls, with moveable eyes, and some sweetmeats, and I bought
a stocking with things in for the children to play with, and sent the cook with them. I said to the cook "you take them tonight, and give them to Wong, for hir
to present them. I have already had the account entered up for the $15. Let that be given to the children of the Inspector to buy things to eat". The cook took the things. I went up that same night to Canton. I did not come back till the end of the 12th moon, and I asked the fokis, and they said they were not brought back, but how he presented them, I dont
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