On a bed, near the dying children, lay the body of a beautiful young woman, her limbs and apparel arranged as if in sleep. She was cold, and had been long dead. One arm clasped her neck, over which a silk scarf was thrown, to conceal the gash in her throat... Japan [and China]: China; its history, arts and literature - Seite 30 von Frank Brinkley - 1904 Vollansicht -
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