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 * 1) What business does he do?
 * 2) I am a general merchant.
 * 3) Where is your hong?
 * 4) What is it called (its style)?
 * 5) How long have you been in business?
 * 6) Call the compradore.
 * 7) Have you made up your accounts?
 * 8) I have not made them up clearly yet.
 * 9) Every month you ought to make them up once.
 * 10) This account is wrong.
 * 11) It must be gone over again.
 * 12) Has this money been shroffed (lit. looked at)?
 * 13) Call the shroff to shroff them.
 * 14) If there are any bad ones, go and change them.
 * 15) Weigh these dollars.
 * 16) Ten of them are a little light.
 * 17) Call the accountant.
 * 18) This is the manager.
 * 19) Has he a share in the business?
 * 20) What goods are these?
 * 21) All miscellaneous goods.
 * 22) Have they passed the Customs?
 * 23) They have passed.
 * 24) He wants to open a new shop.
 * 25) I'm afraid he'll lose his money (lit. capital).
 * 26) There's not much business here.
 * 27) Where is his shop?
 * 28) Put these goods in the godown.
 * 29) To-morrow is Sunday; I shan't come.
 * 30) When does the steamer leave?
 * 31) How many passengers are there?
 * 32) I want to send some letters (or a letter).