They learned, to their great surprise,
that he had read of Archie Dunn, and of Bill Hickson, too, in the
Enterprise, and Archie began to think that his paper had a much wider
circulation than even the editors claimed for it. He thought it very
remarkable, at first, that a man living in Hong Kong should have read
about his Philippine experiences in a New York paper, but of course,
after he thought of it awhile, it didn't seem such a very remarkable
thing, after all. And after this, when they heard of people having
read of them, they weren't so much surprised, having come to realise
the tremendous circulation of this paper.
The consul did all in his power to make their stay in Hong Kong
pleasant. He was anxious to have a formal dinner for them, but Bill
Hickson said that he would much prefer not having to dress up, and
Archie was willing for Bill's sake to forego the honour. So they spent
their two days in going about the city, visiting the quaint Chinese
shops, and seeing everything of particular interest. They found many
wonderful things to look at, and Archie said that he couldn't imagine
any more delightful place; but Bill told him to wait until they
reached Japan, for he'd find that much more charming than Hong Kong.
"I've been there before," said Bill, "and I know what I'm talkin'
about, and I say there ain't no such place on earth as Japan for
interestin' things to look at, and pleasant things to do.
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