The poor fellows in school are pretty tame after this terrible licking yesterday. Cha Connor and I have fun disputing about the word ‘celestial’ for the past week, so that it has become a joke in the school. I hold that the Chinese hold themselves heavenly people because they consider themselves god chosen, and remember that they were civilized when we were running in skins through the woods. He contends that a people who adore hundreds of idols cannot call themselves chosen as a whole. We have been pulling down dictionaries etc, but to no purpose. – Went to choir. The attendance was quite good, and a dance chorus by Lully sounded delightful. It is haunting me still.
