As however the Comprador himself must get a number of bails to become responsible for him, and as the post is a very profitable one, it follows that there are but few cases of dishonesty in this singular profession.
Ere long a Comprador found his way on board, who according to custom undertook to provide the frigate with everything she required.
The Comprador receives for all his services and attentions no higher pay than from 12 to 15 dollars a month, besides support for himself and family.
If the family leave their house for any time, the Comprador is informed of the place where the most valuable articles are deposited, where they are more likely to be found in proper order on their return than by any other device.
Even during the late war, in which the feeling of the Chinese to the Europeans was anything but friendly, the Comprador held to his fidelity, and was as useful as ever.
As they neared Ho Ming's residence A Tsi stayed behind, whilst Hong Sing went on to reconnoitre; but all was safe, and at last the faithful compradorhad finished the first part of his task.
My compradorbrings you this, and you may trust him.
He had arranged for A Tsi to follow him, and presently that invaluable comprador came rapidly along in a tumble-down double rickshaw, still in his coolie dress and with a big bundle under his arm.
As a matter of fact, the comprador generally grew rich at the expense of his employer.
The funds were in every case safely returned in the form of produce purchased, which was entered to the foreign merchant at a price arbitrarily fixed by the comprador to cover all expenses.
The comprador was always consulted, and if the employer ventured to omit this formality the resulting transaction would almost certainly come to grief through inexplicable causes.
Chinese interpreters who had been on board on the sixth and following days; and who had since been employed ascomprador for the ship.
The comprador provides stores, and all the necessary provisions for the ship, while she remains in port.
What was his surprise and irritation a few days later to hear from his comprador that the transaction in which he had failed had been completed by Errington, who had overbid him.
During the next three days he ran to Pa-tang and back several times--more often than his comprador thought wise.
My go inside yamen," the boy continued, while the comprador sidled away, gained the gangway unobserved, and presently slipped ashore.
Reinhardt stipulated that the extra price should not be disclosed; but Burroughs' comprador often got information through private channels, and it was not long before he was aware of the terms of the bargain.
The trick was one of which he would not have believed his staid comprador capable; but he could only admire the dexterity with which the stolen moustache had been mounted by some ingenious Chinese barber.
Burroughs decided to run up there with the comprador in his hydroplane.
His comprador reported that the German had been seen in communication with the river pirate who had been captured in the attack on Mr. Ting.
Thither the comprador brought his relative, a man of perfectly respectable appearance.
The comprador spread out his hands deprecatingly and said-- "Allo lightee savvy all same, sah.
Very reluctantly thecomprador proceeded to carry out his master's instructions.
Later in the day, the comprador reported that Reinhardt's motor launch had been seen within a few miles of the port, shortly before dark on the evening of the theft.
By the direction of the comprador the house chairs were prepared, and coolies were provided to take us for an expedition round the town, while our things were being unpacked, and the necessary arrangements made for our comfort.
At six o'clock this morning Mabelle and I went ashore with the steward and the comprador to the market.
Besides these domestic duties, the comprador is also entrusted with the money belonging to his master's firm; hundreds of thousands of dollars pass through his hands, and he is responsible for the genuineness of every one.
The comprador has no fixed salary, but receives a stated per-centage upon all business transactions: his per-centage upon the household expenses is not fixed, but is not on that account less certain.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "comprador" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
