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in the mud of the harbour. We had already got far out with 
the little steamer when the large one at last got off. I was 
now obliged to exchange vessels in order to be received “ in a 
more honourable way.” It was not until this took place that 
I was informed that I was guest and not master, on which 
account I was obliged to employ the rest of the afternoon in 
excusing my former violent behaviour, in which, with the help 
of friendly words, beer, and red wine, I succeeded pretty well, 
to judge by the mirth which soon began to prevail among my 
now very numerous Japanese companions. 
On the little steamer I had ordered two of my crew whom I 
had brought with me from the Vega to prepare a meal for the 
Japanese and ourselves. In this way the dinner that had been 
arranged for us, without my knowledge, became superfluous. 
I was obliged instead to receive as a gift the provisions and 
liquors purchased for the dinner, consisting of fowls, eggs, 
potatoes, red wine and beer, giving at the same time a receipt 
as a matter of form. 
During our excursion on the lake we met with various boats 
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laden with sea-weed, which had been taken up from the bottom 
of the lake to be used as manure for the neighbouring culti¬ 
vated fields. Partly among these algge, partly by dredging, 
Lieut. Nordquist collected various interesting fresh-water Crus¬ 
tacea (Paludina, Melania, Unio, Planorbis &c.,) several sorts 
of shrimps (a Hippolyte) small fishes, &c. Lake Biwa abounds 
in fish, and harbours besides a large clumsily-formed species of 
lizard. In order to make further collections of the animal 
forms occurring there, Lieut. Nordquist remained at the lake 
till next day. I, on the other hand, went immediately back to 
Kioto, arriving there in the evening after nightfall. 
After having eaten, along with my two Japanese companions, 
an unexceptionable European dinner at the inn of the town, 
kept by Japanese, but arranged in European style, we paid a 
visit to a company of Japanese dancing-girls. 
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