For the King of Europe
E returned home to find about fifty men in the inn court listening spellbound to an old gentleman who was explaining the why and wherefore of our stay in Tunhwang. We recognised in the lecturer an old schoolmaster who frequently attended our open-air meetings. | He wore large horn
| spectacles, his queue was long and thin; and his purpletinted silk gown was of extreme _ antiquity, the back glistening from many years of contact with the plait of hair. Extending a skinny hand, and
pointing a long-nailed finger, he was emphasising the points of his speech. "You know nothing about it," he said, "TI have read all their books, and I understand their religion thoroughly. They are good people, I tell you, and the reason for them coming here is this -The King of Europe has sent them! It is he who meets all their expenses! Ever since the War, girls are scarce over there, and so he has appointed these persons to select brides for the young men of his household!" At this point, first the audience, and then the lecturer, caught sight of us, and the discourse came to an abrupt close, -("Some Adventurous Women: Mildred Cable and Francesca French." Margaret Johnston, 2YA, April 4.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 148, 24 April 1942, Page 3
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210For the King of Europe New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 148, 24 April 1942, Page 3
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