"I ain't got any; I'm a stranger; I don't know who my 'lations are.

"P'haps hon'lable officer losee lations allee same little dog," suggested Dam Li.

"Him only wantchee officer smile allee same like dog waggee tail when lations come back," added Ah Sin by way of embroidery.

"Wantchee extla double-lation players," agreed his companion.

" "China boy's lations too muchee few, him plenty hungly," said Ah Sin, seeing that the game was up.

"Likee jug allee same China boy likee lations," he explained.

"An' China boy gottee lations, blead an' beer, allee same hon'lable officer gottee jug," continued Ah Sin.

lation to me of what the great people can put up with, in the way of being fêted, and the extent to which they seem able to give themselves away to these pretty women.