"Well, Jane," said Mr. Charteris slowly, "I allow that you surprise me. I guess I’m pretty well pleased. To be sure, I never reckoned on Ethel marrying a Britisher; she don’t take no stock of ’em as a rule. But I’ll say this: I don’t care who the man is—Yankee, Britisher, or Australian; but if he’s a worker, a fellow who’ll get on, a good sort, and real fond of my gal—hang me, he shall have her—if she’s willing. What!" THE END *Glossary* C=Chinese, J=Japanese, P=Pidgin-English. The Chinese substitute _l_ for _r_, and add the terminations _-ee_, _-um_, and _—lo_ to many words. _allo_ (P), all, every. _banzai_ (J), lit. "ten thousand years!", an exclamation in salutation of the emperor, equivalent to _Vive le roi_! _belongey_ (P), often equivalent simply to the verb _to be_. _bimeby_ (P), by and by, afterwards. _bobbely_ (P), noise, uproar. _bottom-side_ (P), down, below. _catchee_ (P), to get, have. _ch’hoy_ (P), an exclamation. _cham-tow_ (C), to cut off the head, execute. _chop-chop_ (P), quickly. _chow-chow_ (P), food. _daimio_ (J), a feudal and military chief whose income exceeded 10,000 _koku_ of rice(_koku_=5.13 bushels). _-ee_, a pidgin-English termination. _first-chop_ (P), best, excellently. _galaw_ (P), a common exclamation. _geisha_ (J), a dancing and singing girl. _hai_ (J), an exclamation used in answering. _ha-loy_ (P), come down. _hara-kiri_ (J), suicide by cutting open the abdomen. _hayo_ (J), early: _o hayo_, good-morning. _he_ (P), he, she, it, they, him, her. _iniside_ (P), within, in. _joss_ (P), god. _joss-house_ (P), temple. _joss-pidgin-man_ (P), priest. _kimono_ (J), long outer garment. _komban_ (J), good-evening. _koto_ (J), a kind of lyre. _kow-tow_ (P), to bow humbly. _li_ (C), a Chinese mile: 250 _li_ make 1 degree. _littee_ (P), little. _look-see_ (P), look, examine. _makura_ (J), a rest for the head. _meshi_ (J), boiled rice. _muchee_ (P), very. _musumé_ (J), girl, young lady. _my_ (P), I, me, my, mine. _no can do_ (P), cannot. _numpa_ (P), number: _numpa one_, first-rate. _o_ (J), an honorific prefix used in addressing or speaking respectfully of a person: _o hayo_, good-morning. _obe_ (J), a long sash worn round the waist. _one-tim’_ (P), once. _pan_ (J), bread: _pan taberu daro_, I want something to eat. _pidgin_ (P), business: _pidgin-English_, English as spoken by Chinese at the ports. _pidgy_ (P), busy. _piecee_ (P), used with numerals: _one piecee man_=a or one man. _plopa_ (P), proper: _allo plopa_, all right. _saké_ (J), a fermented rice-beer. _sampan_ (C), a Chinese punt. _samurai_ (J), lit. one who serves the emperor; a member of the military class formerly privileged to wear two swords. _san_ (J), a title used with names. _sassy_ (P), saucy, proud. _savvy_ (P), know, understand. _sayonara_ (J), good-bye.