There is nothing may be compared with a faithfull [friend], neither may the waight of gold and siluer outprise his faith and goodnesse […]

Visited in company with the agent of the Opium farmer 4 Opium shops, found them filled with Chinese except one which had in addition 7 Malays and natives of India. Amongst these were 3 tailors; one woman 30 years old, was there smoking her pipe,—she had been in the habit of doing so for 3 years at the rate of 3 hoons daily,—before she commenced the habit of smoking had children but none since,—thinks that it is owing to the bad habit,—would like much to give up but is frightened.

Then the people of the land tooke Iehoahaz the ſon of Ioſiah, and made him King in his fathers ſtead in Ieruſalem.

What I forgot she remembered with relish, tidbits of our togetherhood: Me depositing a scroungy new puppy, hidden in a basket, on her bed as she slept; Me closing my eyes and yelling, “A bus! A bus!” thefirst time I drove her in my car; …