Leaving Peking the travellers went to Tientsin, where they had an interview with i Hung-chang, who, remarking that bolar should be courteous to scholars, do you think' the best?" he asked. Like patriotic Americans they told him that America seemed to them nearest perfect "Then why do you come to see other countries he queried.
they answered "if we had not countries, we should not lave it was the best." Throughout the interview the Viceroy was the quintessence of politeness, and carefully enquired as to the conduct of the uilicials along the route.
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