Note 278 — SCENE I.—A Room in Matheo’s House.
Reading edition
A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.—Dyce.
Reading edition
A Cataian came to signify a sharper because the people of Cataia (China) were famous for their thieving propensities.—Dyce.