But this being my first visit to the city of Nanking,
Some extra exertion is necessary;
Time is lost sitting idle here, and so to roam again I go.
(Shoulders his boxes and stool, and walks about, crying)—
Plates mended! Bowls mended!
Jars and pots neatly repair’d!
Lady Wang (heard within). Did I not hear the cry of the mender of cracked jars?
I’ll open the door and look. (She enters, looking around.)
Yes, there comes the repairer of jars.
Niu Chau. Pray, have you a jar to mend?