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Original Text:
VÉSIN.
Chinois naturalisé français. - Le plus beau jour de la vie de Vésin sera celui où il pourra aller siéger à l'Assemblée nationale, revêtu du riche costume qu'il portait naguère dans le céleste Empire, et sous lequel il plaisait tant à toutes les femmes de Macao.

Translation:
VÉSIN.
Of Chinese origin, he became a French citizen.- The most beautiful day in the life of Vésin will be, when he will be allowed to wear his expensive suit during session in the National Assembly, which he once wore in the Celestial Kingdom and which made him so attractive to all the ladies of Macao.