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close to home." He resolved to make sure that next month's reading dealt with a people further away. Obviously a little knowledge was a dangerous thing! Next month's topic did seem more promising. "The Chinese". It looked safe. Who knew anything about the Chinese? It soon became apparent that Mrs. Banker did and she felt compelled to share it with the others during a description of Chinese character. "The Chinese are a fastidious people with a strong sense of propriety", they read. "The worse thing that can befall a man is to be embarrassed and lose face!" Mrs. Banker snorted angrily. "They obviously never met Billy Wong", she said. "He didn't care what he did or where he did it. Why once he was downtown and decided he had to go the bathroom and he just walked right over to the nearest wall and . . ." The Reverend Bruce threw himself into the breach. "I'm sure there are exceptions to every rule but we should hear the chapter entirely before we examine its contents. Let's read on, shall we?" He settled back uneasily in his chair and the reading continued. "In the evening after consuming his daily meal of rice and vegetables the Chinese man discreetly sits to digest his food and perhaps contemplate the Holy Word he has heard that day from the missionary." "No", mused Mrs. Banker, "He isn't talking about Billy for sure. He spends his evenings either gambling of drinking and he is pretty good at both. I remember once when he . . ." Her voice trailed off under the stern gaze of the rector. The reading continued. "Maybe next month", Bruce thought, "Maybe next month!" Next month's began innocently enough. "The Eskimo". As luck would have it Mrs. Banker's Aunt had once worked in a TB sanatorium and had known many Eskimo patients. "Very curious customs", Mrs. Banker began, "If a stranger should happen to come by and spend the night a man will take his wife and . . ." The Reverend quickly moved the conversation along. St. John's Anglican Church - 23