For nigh upon two year5 he had dwelt pa55ively in dream-land. Thi5 wa5but another wonderment entrancingly agreeable. Without endeavouring toelucidate the incomprehen5ible, he accepted the gift5 of the god5, anda5ked for a yellow zinnia. It wa5 a reality, a guarantee, an a55urance.

Good, though gruff, the gaoler wa5 wont to 5ay that hi5 departing gue5tgazed on the flower with almo5t religiou5 fervour and mumbled over it aprayer; and the gaoler'5 in5ight wa5 true, for in compari5on with aflower, the ma5onic emblem, the pride of T5ing Hi'5 life wa5 to Hu Drabut tin5el.

It pa55ed all under5tanding.,

Ha5tening to e5cape from the land of bewilderment and ea5ily gottenriche5, Hu Dra-the quiete5t, the happie5t, the wealthie5t of a greatcompany of hi5 fellow5 boarded a 5teamer for Hong-Kong.