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tasting light refreshments and conversing with the girls. At midnight or thereabouts the guests will again collect round the table and enjoy a further meal. This meal is the solid meal of the entertainment and consists of numerous courses and lasts for three or four hours. No singing takes place during this meal. The girls, however, are still in attendance and remain on to the close.

They sit with the guests and drink wine with them. Each guest is supposed to drink one glass with each of the singing girls in turn. This is a matter of ceremony, and does not preclude the guests from drinking as many other glasses as they please with each or all of the girls. At the commencement of the midnight meal, the favourite girl of the host stands up and helps each of the guests to a spoon full of shark's fin. This is the first principal dish of the dinner, and is selected on this account. The ceremony is repeated with the pastry and at the end of the meat with betel nut. The betel nut is the signal for the close of the entertainment and the guests rise and take their departure. The girls throughout are seated.

The girls are present throughout the whole of the proceedings. They prepare the opium for the guests and are attentive to their needs. It frequently happens that some of the girls are engaged for dinner on the same night at different places of entertainment. In this case, they divide their presence impartially and flit from one place of entertainment to another. The fee is the same, whether they are present for part of the time or for the whole of it.

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36 tasting light refreshments and conversing with the girls. At midnight or thereabouts the guests will again collect round the table and enjoy a further meal. This meal is the solid meal of the entertainment and consists of numerous courses and lasts for three or four hours. No singing takes place during this meal. The girls, however, are still in attendance and remain on to the close. They sit with the guests and drink wine with them. Each guest is supposed to drink one glass with each of the singing girls in turn. This is a matter of ceremony, and does not preclude the guests from drinking as many other glasses as they please with each or all of the girls. At the commencement of the midnight meal, the favourite girl of the host stands up and helps each of the guests to a spoon full of shark's fin. This is the first principal dish of the dinner, and is selected on this account. The ceremony is repeated with the pastry and at the end of the meat with betel nut. The betel nut is the signal for the close of the entertainment and the guests rise and take their departure. The girls throughout are seated. The girls are present throughout the whole of the proceedings. They prepare the opium for the guests and are attentive to their needs. It frequently happens that some of the girls are engaged for dinner on the same night at different places of entertainment. In this case, they divide their presence impartially and flit from one place of entertainment to another. The fee is the same, whether they are present for part of the time or for the whole of it.
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36 tasting light refreshments and conve versing with the girls. At midnight or thereabouts the guests will again collect round the table and cupoy a further meal. This meal is the solid meal of the entertainment and consists of numerous courses and lasts for three or four hours. No singing takes this meal. The girlo place during however are still in attendance. and remain on to the close. They sit with the guests and drink wine with them. Each guest is supposed to drink one glass with each of the singing girls in horn. This is a matter of ceremony, glass a a does not preclude the quests from drinking as many other glasses as they please with each or all of the girls. At the commencement of the midnight meal, the favourite girl of the host stands up and helps helps each of the guests to a spoon full of sharks fin. This is the first principal dish of the dinner, and is selected on this account. The is repeated with the same cereu ceremony pastry and at the end of the meat with betel nut. The betel nut is the signal for the close of the entertainment and the guests rise and take their departire. The girls throughout are seated. the entertainment. They prepare the opium for the wests and are Guests - present throughout the whole of the proceedings. It frequently happens of the girls that some for more than are same night. are engaged dinner on the In this case they divide their presence impartially and flit from or e place of entertainment to another. The fee is the same, whether they are only present for part of the time or for the
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tasting light refreshments and

conve

versing with the girls. At midnight or thereabouts the guests

will

again

collect round the

table and cupoy a further meal. This meal is the solid meal of the entertainment and consists of

numerous

courses and lasts for

three or four hours. No singing takes

this meal. The

girlo

place during however are still in attendance.

and remain on to the close.

They

sit with the guests and drink wine with them. Each guest is supposed to drink one glass with each of the singing girls in horn.

This is a matter of ceremony,

glass a a does not preclude the quests from drinking as many other

glasses as they please with each or all of the girls. At the commencement of the midnight meal, the favourite girl of the host stands up and

helps

helps each of the guests to a spoon full of sharks fin. This is the first principal dish of the dinner, and

is selected on this account. The

is repeated with the

same cereu

ceremony

pastry and at the end of the meat with betel nut. The betel nut is

the

signal for the close of the entertainment and the guests rise and take their departire. The girls throughout

are seated.

the

entertainment. They prepare the

opium for the

wests and are

Guests

- present throughout the whole of the proceedings. It frequently happens

of the girls

that some

for

more than are

same

night.

are

engaged

dinner on the

In this case

they

divide their presence impartially

and flit from

or e

place of

entertainment to another. The fee is the same, whether they

are

only

present for part of the time or for

the

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