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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Court Life in China by Isaac Taylor Headland: calls, to entertain and be entertained. In many cases
arrangements were made through our mutual friend Mrs. Headland,
an accepted physician and beloved friend of many of the higher
Chinese families; and through her innate tact, broad thought, and
great love for the good she may do, I have been able to come into
personal touch with many of these Chinese ladies.
--Mrs. E. H. Conger in "Letters from China.
VII
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER-AS A WOMAN
Although the great Dowager has passed away, it may be interesting
to know something about her life and character as a woman as
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