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able. This we washed down with delicious cold 
water from the well of the inn, mixed with a little 
brandy which we had brought with us, and which 
we preferred to the saki of the country. No knives 
or forks, or rude things of that kind, seen at the 
tables of Western barbarians, were known at our 
inn at Kamakura. Chopsticks, those useful and 
civilized implements which feed more than four 
hundred millions of the human race, were the only 
articles used during our repast. More than one of 
my companions complained of the awkwardness of 
these instruments ; but as I had been accustomed 
to their use in China, I took kindly to them in 
Japan. During the time of our meal we were 
waited upon by the ladies of the inn. Truth com- 
pels me to state that they were not particularly 
handsome, but nevertheless they were most kind 
and obliging, and very active in anticipating all 
our wants. 
Fatigued with the exertions of the morning, we 
laid ourselves down on the clean white mats which 
covered the floors of our apartments, and were soon 
in the enjoyment of a comfortable siesta. I was 
the first to awake, and on looking into the room 
adjoining mine a curious and amusing scene pre- 
sented itself. One of my companions was lying 
sound asleep, while the poor maniac whose ac- 
quaintance we had made in the morning was 
kneeling by his side, fanning his head, and every 
now and then pausing in this operation to clasp 
her hands together and mutter some words of 
