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Chinese capital.
Thirdly, any space which might conveivably [[sic]] be available within the Legation Quarter would be held at a price several hundred per cent in advance of the price of land outside, and would be necessarily restricted in area to a lot too small to permit the whole staff to live together within easy reach of their own library and working quarters. At the same time the character of the temples and government [[underline]] yamens[[/underline]]from which we may possibly have a choice is particularly suited to our needs. 
[[new paragraph, indent]]These [[underline]] yamens[[/underline]]and temples consist of groups of buildings build about concentric courts - often four or five in number. They are surrounded by high walls, and invariably possess a dignity and sentimental value associated with their past history which no building in the foreign quarter could possess.  The structures already existing could be adapted to our uses for dwelling houses for the staff and their families, and there would always be ample space for stabling animals and for servant quarters within the same enclosure. One of the courts could be used for the erection of a small, fire-proof building in which we could house the library which would probably be the only building which we would feel the  necessity of erecting in foreign style. These Chinese buildings are spacious and airy and with the very slightest change can be made delightful houses for foreigners.
Fourthly, the very fact that the Chinese Government had given the land and the buildings to the American School would increase
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