Shanghai is on the Woosung River . Hong Kong means ` Island of Sweet waters . ' Singapore is ` Lion 's Town . ' ` Chops ' are the boats they live in ; and they drink tea out of little saucers . Principal productions are porcelain , tea , cinnamon , shawls , tin , tamarinds and opium . They have beautiful temples and queer gods ; and in Canton is the Dwelling of the Holy Pigs , fourteen of them , very big , and all blind . '' The effect of this remarkable burst was immense , especially the fact last mentioned . It entirely took the wind out of Aunt Jane 's sails ; it was so sudden , so varied and unexpected , that she had not a word to say . The glasses remained fixed full upon Rose for a moment , and then , with a hasty `` Oh , indeed ! '' the excellent lady bundled into her carriage and drove away , somewhat bewildered and very much disturbed . She would have been more so if she had seen her reprehensible brother-in-law dancing a triumphal polka down the hall with Rose in honour of having silenced the enemy 's battery for once . Chapter 9 -- Phebe 's Secret `` Why do you keep smiling to yourself , Phebe ? '' asked Rose , as they were working together one morning , for Dr. Alec considered house-work the best sort of gymnastics for girls ; so Rose took lessons of Phebe in sweeping , dusting and bed-making . `` I was thinking about a nice little secret I know , and could n't help smiling . '' `` Shall I know it , sometime ? '' `` Guess you will . '' `` Shall I like it ? '' `` Oh , wo n't you , though ! '' `` Will it happen soon ? '' `` Sometime this week . ''
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