Pu Yi, at 15:
[in heavily accented English] I know that you know that I know that you know that that is a dialouge between Confucius and Chuang Tzu.

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Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
Words are important.



Pu Yi, at 15:
Why are words important?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.

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Pu Yi, at 15:
Who is this George Washington?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
A famous American, your majesty. A revolutionary general, the first American president.



Pu Yi, at 15:
Ah, like Mr. Lenin in Russia?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
Not quite.



Pu Yi, at 15:
Does he have a car?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
He lived a long time ago, your majesty.



Pu Yi, at 15:
*I* want a car.

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Pu Yi, at 15:
Where are your ancestors buried?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
In Scotland, your majesty.



Pu Yi, at 15:
But then, where's your skirt? In your country, men wear short skirts, do they not?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
No, your majesty, Scotmen do not wear skirts. They wear kilts.

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The Governor:
All your life you thought you were better than everyone else. Now you think you're the worst of all!

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