| 1 | More information is known about the looms used. | |
| 2 | The weavers had learned to set their looms so that the cotton warps were on two different levels. | |
| 3 | And then they pointed to the empty looms, for they imagined the others could see the cloth. | |
| 4 | It repeatedly claims the Chinese looms to be far superior to all others. | |
| 5 | "Really, " he said, turning to the weavers, "your cloth has our most gracious approval;" and nodding contentedly he looked at the empty loom, for he did not like to say that he saw nothing. |