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The Street
of Precious Pearls
by
Nora Waln
NEW YORK
THE WOMANS PRESS
1921
Copyright, 1921, by
National Board of Young Womens Christian Associations
of the United States of America
To Grace Coppock, who first encouraged me to gointo the Far East, I owe deep gratitude.
From the women of China I have learned thatWorld Fellowship is not alone an intellectual conceptbut a natural law in accordance with whichthe hearts of all women throb to the same rhythmicbeat of the Universe.
To the women of America I dedicate this storyof the life of my Chinese friend and teacher: it isas accurate as she with her small store of Englishwords, and I with my limited knowledge of herlanguage could make it.
CONTENTS
I Wherein Yen Kuei Ping turns off from the BigHorse Street to make purchases on the Street ofPrecious Pearls 7 II Wherein there is a wedding and Kuei Ping becomesa member of the family of Chia 19 III Wherein there is a departure from family customand Kuei Ping goes with her husband tolive in Peking 31 IV Wherein a son is born and there is great rejoicing 41 V Wherein shadows throw their length across thetidy courtyard 49 VI Wherein there is deepening sorrow 55 VII< ...BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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