Riddle me this, and guess him if you can, / Who bears a nation in a single man?

We show thee not one discontented look, Nor render him one misbeholden word ; But his defiance and his dare to war, We swallow with the supple oil of peace ; Which, gentle herald, if thou canst procure, A thousand crowns shall justly guerdon thee.

In spite of the Manchu-imposed ban on overseas travel and trade, the Siamese tributary trade must have been profitable enough for a good many Chinese to handle it. Consequently, the early Chinese settlers in Siam were principally merchants from Chʻüan-chou prefecture in southern Fukien and Canton in Kwangtung, who were connected with the Siamese tributary trade.

Maybe next month. Right now, he's got President Kennedy waiting on the line, so y'all fall back! They fell back, chattering like magpies.