The Gentleman in the Parlour

There is no silence in the East.

Mandalay has its name; the falling cadence of the lovely word has gathered about itself the chiaroscuro of romance.

They are like a face full of character that intrigues and excites you, but that on closer acquaintance you discover is merely the mask of a vulgar soul. Such is Tourane.

The Chinese are the aristocracy of the East.