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the house of pride(袷蛸岻社)-及20何蛍
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She fought with the pearls that clung to the flowers。 The transport
was moving steadily on。 Steve was already beneath her。 This was the
moment。 The next moment and he would be past。 She sobbed�察 �and
Jeremy Sambrooke glanced at her inquiringly。
;Dorothy� ─�he cried sharply。
She deliberately snapped the string�察�and�察�amid a shower of pearls�察 �the
flowers fell to the waiting lover。 She gazed at him until the tears
blinded her and she buried her face on the shoulder of Jeremy
Sambrooke�察 �who forgot his beloved statistics in wonderment at girl
babies that insisted on growing up。 The crowd sang on�察 �the song
growing fainter in the distance�察�but still melting with the sensuous love´
languor of Hawaii�察�the words biting into her heart like acid because of
their untruth。
Aloha oe�察�Aloha oe�察�e ke onaona no ho ika lipo�察�A fond embrace�察�ahoi
ae au�察�until we meet again。
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CHUN AH CHUN
There was nothing striking in the appearance of Chun Ah Chun。 He
was rather undersized�察�as Chinese go�察�and the Chinese narrow shoulders
and spareness of flesh were his。 The average tourist�察 �casually
glimpsing him on the streets of Honolulu�察�would have concluded that he
was a good´natured little Chinese�察 �probably the proprietor of a
prosperous laundry or tailorshop。 In so far as good nature and
prosperity went�察 �the judgment would be correct�察 �though beneath the
mark�察 �for Ah Chun was as good´natured as he was prosperous�察 �and of
the latter no man knew a tithe the tale。 It was well known that he was
enormously wealthy�察�but in his case ;enormous; was merely the symbol
for the unknown。
Ah Chun had shrewd little eyes�察 �black and beady and so very little
that they were like gimlet´holes。 But they were wide apart�察 �and they
sheltered under a forehead that was patently the forehead of a thinker。
For Ah Chun had his problems�察�and had had them all his life。 Not that
he ever worried over them。 He was essentially a philosopher�察 �and
whether as coolie�察 �or multi´millionaire and master of many men�察 �his
poise of soul was the same。 He lived always in the high equanimity of
spiritual repose�察 �undeterred by good fortune�察 �unruffled by ill fortune。
All things went well with him�察 �whether they were blows from the
overseer in the cane field or a slump in the price of sugar when he
owned those cane fields himself。 Thus�察 �from the steadfast rock of his
sure content he mastered problems such as are given to few men to
consider�察�much less to a Chinese peasant。
He was precisely thata Chinese peasant�察�born to labour in the fields
all his days like a beast�察 �but fated to escape from the fields like the
prince in a fairy tale。 Ah Chun did not remember his father�察 �a small
farmer in a district not far from Canton�察�nor did he remember much of
his mother�察�who had died when he was six。 But he did remember his
respected uncle�察�Ah Kow�察�for him had he served as a slave from his sixth
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year to his twenty´fourth。 It was then that he escaped by contracting
himself as a coolie to labour for three years on the sugar plantations of
Hawaii for fifty cents a day。
Ah Chun was observant。 He perceived little details that not one man
in a thousand ever noticed。 Three years he worked in the field�察�at the
end of which time he knew more about cane´growing than the overseers
or even the superintendent�察 �while the superintendent would have been
astounded at the knowledge the weazened little coolie possessed of the
reduction processes in the mill。 But Ah Chun did not study only sugar
processes。 He studied to find out how men came to be owners of sugar
mills and plantations。 One judgment he achieved early�察 �namely�察 �that
men did not become rich from the labour of their own hands。 He knew�察�
for he had laboured for a score of years himself。 The men who grew
rich did so from the labour of the hands of others。 That man was
richest who had the greatest number of his fellow creatures toiling for
him。
So�察�when his term of contract was up�察�Ah Chun invested his savings
in a small importing store�察 �going into partnership with one�察�Ah Yung。
The firm ultimately became the great one of ;Ah Chun and Ah Yung�察─�
which handled anything from India silks and ginseng to guano islands
and blackbird brigs。 In the meantime�察�Ah Chun hired out as cook。 He
was a good cook�察 �and in three years he was the highest´ paid chef in
Honolulu。 His career was assured�察�and he was a fool to abandon it�察�as
Dantin�察�his employer�察�told him�察�but Ah Chun knew his own mind best�察�
and for knowing it was called a triple´fool and given a present of fifty
dollars over and above the wages due him。
The firm of Ah Chun and Ah Yung was prospering。 There was no
need for Ah Chun longer to be a cook。 There were boom times in
Hawaii。 Sugar was being extensively planted�察�and labour was needed。
Ah Chun saw the chance�察�and went into the labour´importing business。
He brought thousands of Cantonese coolies into Hawaii�察�and his wealth
began to grow。 He made investments。 His beady black eyes saw
bargains where other men saw bankruptcy。 He bought a fish´pond for a
song�察�which later paid five hundred per cent and was the opening wedge
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by which he monopolize
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