274 COFFEE. 



In describing the audience with the Emperor and Empress, he 



gays : 



" After passing through about three rooms we came to the 

 audience-hall, where the Emperor, Empress, and Imperial Prince 

 were seated. Outside of the throne were a number of female 

 officials arranged in line ; some among them had theatre-glasses, 

 with which they used to look at our coxmtrymen, who felt conse- 

 quently much confused." 



In describing the theatre in the palace at Yersailles, he says : 



"At the rear of the building was a room like our dancing- 

 pleasure place, where Japanese nobles amuse themselves with 

 dance-girls, which is used for acting plays before the Emperor." 



In alluding to their reception at Dover, in England, he says : 



" Then there came forth from the crowd a man about fifty 

 years of age, who walked and hopped about lilce a sparrow, and 

 sending forth a loud voice, cried : ' Yapanishee ; ' this person 

 came formerly to Hakodate and dwelt there. He is an English- 

 man, and now stepping from the crowd to congratulate our coim- 

 trymen on their safe arrival, took off his hat, and holding it in 

 his hand, shouted in a high voice : ' Peyapeppe hore ' (hip, hip, 

 hurrah) ; the meaning of which is not clear, but it appears to be 

 a congratulatory expression. Upon this all united in the same 

 sound with one voice. Thus they welcomed us without cease by 

 shouting in a loud voice in a most unpleasant manner." 



In speaking of the furnishing of the hotel in London, he says : 



" In every room, on the round table, was placed one copy of 

 the whole book of the New Covenants translated into Chinese. 

 I had heard of this before, which is, in fact, the book of the reli- 

 gion of the Western foreigners ; a knowledge of it ought to be 

 hated and disliked very much." 



In speaking of London, he says : 



" Of soldiers who go around at night there are twelve thou- 

 sand (policemen), who do this to prevent robberies and fires and 

 spies from hostile countries." 



In speaking of the paintings and decorations at Windsor Cas- 

 tle, he savs : 



" Here on the walls were hung several thousand framed pic- 

 tures of landscapes, angels, men, birds, beasts, flowers, trees, 



