He had just put the finishing touch on a piece of scrimshaw which he now presented to Aunt Gertrude. It was an ivory instrument of delicate, symmetrical design. One end had three long tines and the other had a revolving wheel with a toothed rim. Oh, it's lovely Chet! Thank you so much,” Miss Hardy said. “But what is it?” “It's called a jagging wheel and you use it for ruffling and marking the edges of pies.” “Are you trying to tell me something, young man?” “Only that I hope you use it very often.
From the confluence of its two headwaters in the upland of southern Tsinghai, it flows southward to western Szechwan as the Chin-sha Chiang; then, beyond the great bend in northwestern Yunnan it turns sharply to the east and traverses the whole length of Central China to the East China Sea.
Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
The train journey was cold, I was quite thankful for wraps. I had good opportunity for conversation with one and another en route. Owing to a strong wind the train went slowly a good part of the way, and it was fairly late when we arrived at Kuang-shui.
