Elishama lives in the semi-colonial city of Canton in China, dominated by British and French merchants. Elishama calls himself Ellis in Canton, but is actually a young Polish Jew who is alone and who has fled persecution. He is very intelligent, but lacks any ambition in the real world. This leads him to only seek security by being useful to Mr. Clay. This leads Elishama to have a very close relationship with Mr. Clay, almost like a son to a father. As a result, Elishama carries out Mr. Clay's outrageous demands to make the sailor's story occur in real life.
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