East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 15
... Close on her heels came a girl bearing the wine kettle , this time quite hot . Having had sufficient saké in the cooler state , I declined a further supply , whereupon another kettle was brought . I said I would take some of that , not ...
... Close on her heels came a girl bearing the wine kettle , this time quite hot . Having had sufficient saké in the cooler state , I declined a further supply , whereupon another kettle was brought . I said I would take some of that , not ...
Page 43
... and were standing in the close and narrow saloon the gaiety of the company was eclipsed . The last thing I saw as I descended was the duck shaking its . head more violently than ever , with an ex- pression BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 43.
... and were standing in the close and narrow saloon the gaiety of the company was eclipsed . The last thing I saw as I descended was the duck shaking its . head more violently than ever , with an ex- pression BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 43.
Page 47
... close with the door shut , had some corresponding advantages . For example , you might , if you liked , having opened the door , step out of bed on to the dining - room table , an arrangement which I do not remember to have seen ...
... close with the door shut , had some corresponding advantages . For example , you might , if you liked , having opened the door , step out of bed on to the dining - room table , an arrangement which I do not remember to have seen ...
Page 52
... close by the quay . Here , surely , we should find Ito , if only his body . But there was no sign of him , and nothing could be learned from the crowd that gathered round us at the door . The guide made signs for us to enter the ...
... close by the quay . Here , surely , we should find Ito , if only his body . But there was no sign of him , and nothing could be learned from the crowd that gathered round us at the door . The guide made signs for us to enter the ...
Page 75
... close by a large cloth covered with rin , an old man knelt in prayer . He was terribly in earnest , clapping his hands to arrest the attention of the god , wringing them with gestures of piteous entreaty , and pleading in broken voice ...
... close by a large cloth covered with rin , an old man knelt in prayer . He was terribly in earnest , clapping his hands to arrest the attention of the god , wringing them with gestures of piteous entreaty , and pleading in broken voice ...
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