None of the hosts had made their appearance by the time I had finished, so I left with a request to the waiter that he would convey my thanks.
Knowing the unpunctuality of our people, the conveners of a public meeting will often tell the Chinese that it will begin an hour or two before the set time, whereas foreigners are notified of the exact hour.
Not being aware of this device I once attended a conference at the appointed time, only to find that I had to wait for over an hour.

I protested that in future I should be treated as a foreigner in this regard.
As civilized people have always found it necessary to wear clothes I ought not to omit a reference to them here, but in view of what has already been said in the previous chapter I shall at this juncture content myself with quoting Mrs.M.S.

G.Nichols, an English lady who has written on this subject.

She characterizes the clothing of men as unbeautiful, but she principally devotes her attention to the dress of women.

I quote the following from her book:[1] "The relation of a woman's dress to her health is seldom considered, still less is it contemplated as to its effect upon the health of her children; yet everyone must see that all that concerns the mothers of our race is important.