First Published May, 1942, reprinted May, August October

Nobody here has more Lin Yutang books than me. At least not yet.

This is the much shorteer sequel to "Moment in Peking." It doesn't match its predecessor in scope -- it cannot.

I often wonder what happened to the characters after the Communists took over. Did they stay? Did they flee to Taiwan? Did they perhaps emigrate to the United States and become characters in an Amy Tan novel? ( )