Manchoo

As the Emperor talked Manchoo only, and as there was no one present who could even interpret Manchoo into

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Not wholly surprising, perhaps; with all the arrogance and ignorance of the well-born Manchoo, she thought of foreigners (and I was the first she'd ever seen, remember) as rather less than human, and exercised no more reticence before me than you do before Poll or your tabby.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

"Jung Lu was a noble, a Manchoo, a Banner Chief who would have married you if he could," he whimpered, pawing her feet.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

I now realise that, even if he hadn't had the prisoners obsessing him, he still wouldn't have been much interested in all the tattle I'd eavesdropped between Yehonala and Little An - he was there to ratify a treaty and show the Chinese that we meant business; the last thing he wanted was entanglement in Manchoo politics, with himself acting as king-maker, or anything of that sort.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

Deuced fetching, for all that, in a blue silk gown such as the Manchoo ladies wear, in which there are three or four skirts of varying lengths, with huge hanging sleeves, and her hair done up in high buns.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

The letter he'd been dictating had been yet another demand to the local Manchoo governor for free passage to Pekin, which the Chinks had previously agreed to - and were now hindering for all they were worth, as at Sinho and Tang-ku.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

The Manchoo officer shouted again, gesturing; Nolan, wearing what I can best describe as a grin of gloating guilt, took a step towards him; Brabazon was standing back, ramrod-straight, while I did my damnedest not to catch the chairman's eye.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

To me, for the moment, he was only another very nasty-looking Manchoo.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

Behind the Manchoo entrenchment were masses of Chinese infantry, Bannermen and Tiger soldiers, and on their left a great horde of Tartar cavalry; through Carnac's glass I could make out the red coats and fur hats of the riders, crouched like jockeys on their sheepskins.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

Some-how he preserved a placid politeness through every meeting with Manchoo officials who barely concealed their satisfaction in wasting time and frustrating our progress, but afterwards he'd be in a fever to get on, snapping at us, tugging his fringe, urging Grant and Montauban with an energy that stopped just short of rudeness; Montauban would bridle and Grant would nod, and then we staff-men would get pepper again.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985