CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 224

36.

Mear

me

?

37.

matter of great importance, and has come upow

one Anddenly.

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A..No

ow my oath, I don't.

Q. _ You saw me fitting

on N

chair, talking,

Q. Do you recollect seated near him?

any of the three Mandarins

I was

merry and cheerful having taken a glass of

laughing, and joking with alhinese Mandaries-

in consequence of

wine-

A.

I don't recollects.

A. Yes, you

Q. You don't recollect anything of the Mandarins

taking wine

with

me.

A. _ I do not.

Q. _ Yow do not recollect my remark to

youd

and others _ this is too bad, you ought to come to the rescue ; I cannot flinch for the sake of my country.

A. I cannot remember - Ibeg to be allowed

tine until tomorrow, to recollect,

له

this is a

were exveited with wine, as

said before, but I saw you doing nothing

unbecoming a gentleman.

Did

you

see me

give

the twirl to

a)

I

Chinese Mandarin, as described in the caricature ?

A. Yes,

I did.

. Q . _ Was it a very prolonged operation ?

A.-

I don't recollects that it was.

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