The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Chapter 13 Page 32

Indeed, this old man was most useful to us everywhere; for we had not been above a week at Pekin, when he came laughing. “Ah, Seignior Inglese,” says he, “I have something to tell will make your heart glad.” — ”My heart glad,” says I; “what can that be? I don’t know anything in this country can either give me joy or grief to any great degree.” — ”Yes, yes,” said the old man, in broken English, “make you glad, me sorry.” — ”Why,” said I, “will it make you sorry?” — ”Because,” said he, “you have brought me here twenty-five days’ journey, and will leave me to go back alone; and which way shall I get to my port afterwards, without a ship, without a horse, without pecune?” so he called money, being his broken