When the time came to go, the muleteer, unrolling a string of cash from his waistband, was about to pay his share, when Laohwan with much civility refused to permit him.

He insisted, but Laohwan was firm; had they been Frenchmen, they could not have been more polite and complimentary.

The muleteer gave way with good grace, and Laohwan paid with my cash, and gained merit by his courtesy..