The Chinese are men and brothers; so are the South-Americans and Central-Africans, and Hawaiians; but we're not impatient for the latest news about them.

It's civilization that interests civilization." "I hope that fact doesn't leave us out in the cold with the barbarians ?" Burnamy put in, with a smile.
"Do you think we are civilized ?" retorted the other.
"We have that superstition in Chicago," said Burnamy.

He added, still smiling, "About the New-Yorkers, I mean." "You're more superstitious in Chicago than I supposed.

New York is an anarchy, tempered by vigilance committees." "Oh, I don't think you can say that," Kenby cheerfully protested, "since the Reformers came in.

Look at our streets!" "Yes, our streets are clean, for the time being, and when we look at them we think we have made a clean sweep in our manners and morals.