Well, in the days to come this must be remedied." Over New Zealand, which he found beautiful, he shook his head for the same reason.
On another night we visited the East.

China with its teeming millions interested him extremely, partly because he declared these to be the descendants of one of the barbarian nations of his own day.

He made a remark to the effect that this race had always possessed points and capacities, and that he thought that with proper government and instruction their Chinese offspring would be of use in a regenerated world.
For the Japanese and all that they had done in two short generations, he went so far as to express real admiration, a very rare thing with Oro, who was by nature critical.

I could see that mentally he put a white mark against their name.
India, too, really moved him.

He admired the ancient buildings at Delhi and Agra, especially the Taj Mahal.