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Chapter 23

           "Andyoucansing?"

           "Yes,"returnedPassepartout,whohadformerlybeenwonttosinginthestreets.

           "Butcanyousingstandingonyourhead,withatopspinningonyourleftfoot,andasabrebalancedonyourright?"

           "Humph!Ithinkso,"repliedPassepartout,recallingtheexercisesofhisyoungerdays.

           "Well,that’senough,"saidtheHonourableWilliamBatulcar.

           Theengagementwasconcludedthereandthen.

           Passepartouthadatlastfoundsomethingtodo.HewasengagedtoactinthecelebratedJapanesetroupe.Itwasnotaverydignifiedposition,butwithinaweekhewouldbeonhiswaytoSanFrancisco.

           Theperformance,sonoisilyannouncedbytheHonourableMr.Batulcar,wastocommenceatthreeo’clock,andsoonthedeafeninginstrumentsofaJapaneseorchestraresoundedatthedoor.Passepartout,thoughhehadnotbeenabletostudyorrehearseapart,wasdesignatedtolendtheaidofhissturdyshouldersinthegreatexhibitionofthe"humanpyramid,"executedbytheLongNosesofthegodTingou.This"greatattraction"wastoclosetheperformance.

           Beforethreeo’clockthelargeshedwasinvadedbythespectators,comprisingEuropeansandnatives,ChineseandJapanese,men,womenandchildren,whoprecipitatedthemselvesuponthenarrowbenchesandintotheboxesoppositethestage.Themusicianstookupapositioninside,andwerevigorouslyperformingontheirgongs,tam-tams,flutes,bones,tambourines,andimmensedrums.

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