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Nixon in China: Act I, Scene 1: 'Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?'

CHOU:Your flight was smooth, I hope?

NIXON:Oh yes,
smoother than usual I guess.
Yes, it was very pleasant.
We stopped in Hawaii for a day
and Guam, to catch up on the time.
It's easier that way.
The Prime Minister knows about that.
He is such a traveller.

CHOU: No, not I but as a traveller come home
for good to China, one for whom
all travel is a penance now.
I am most proud to welcome you.