Here in China it seems almost, impossible to refrain from talking with one's hands, one's chin, one's whole body. Entering a native shop to inquire, say, for rice pattern bowls, the polite shopper may ask to be shown said bowls. Blank silence. Next she essays the vernacular: Rice bowls have gotten?"' Signs of interest, but no comprehension on the part of the clerk. Business of cupping the hands to the desired bowl size and chop-sticking food to mouth. Comprehension. Bowls are brought of various sizes and styles, but not the coveted pattern. Suave regret on the clerk's part, half accep-nance of the envitable on the customer's side. But no, up on a high shelf the latter's eye sees the very bowls she wants. In her excitement she points to them and they are hears, maskee
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