It has been a good morning, hasn't it,
Theo?"
"Certainly I've enjoyed it," exclaimed Theo.
"And I too," agreed the older man.
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CHAPTER XVII
THE DECORATION OF CHINA
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Next morning bright and early Theo and Mr. Croyden were off to the
factory, and once more the boy found himself consigned to the care of
Mr. Marwood. This was no hardship, however, for the two got on
excellently together, and Theo was only too glad to cooeperate in any
way he could with Mr. Croyden, whom he knew to be very busy. Therefore
with this new friend as pilot the pilgrimage through the china works
was resumed at precisely the point where it had been left the
preceding day.
"This morning," Mr. Marwood said, "we will turn our attention to the
decoration of porcelain, which I think you will find quite as
interesting as was its making. There are almost as many different
processes to decorate the ware as there were methods of shaping it."
"Which one are we to begin with?" questioned Theo eagerly.
"I think we'd better start with printed designs. Were you ever in
Washington, Theo?"
Theo glanced up in surprise at the irrelevance of the inquiry.
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