Lao-lu kun-fa fu chung tan ti
Hsin li chiao ku-nan
Yu i wei k'ai en-tien ch'ing ni
Te p'ing-an.
As he went on Nelly opened her eyes and mouth wider and wider, so surprised was she.
'Why,' she exclaimed, when he stopped, 'I don't know it in Chinese,' and she was too puzzled to say more.
'The hymn has been translated by a missionary,' the man said. 'I am a Christian. See you again.'
And he bowed and bobbed down out of sight, leaving Nelly in the middle of the court, too astonished to move.
CHAPTER VIII
THE CHANG FAMILY
Nelly stood perfectly still for some seconds, gazing at the empty space on the top of the wall. Then she pinched herself to make sure that she was not dreaming, and said, 'Well, I never! A Christian! That is why he looks so nice.'