Beetles，spiders，andwood-liceheldacarnivalinmyroomafterdark，andthepresenceofhorsesinthesamehousebroughtanumberofhorseflies。Isprinkledmystretcherwithinsectpowder，butmyblankethadbeenonthefloorforoneminute，andfleasrenderedsleepimpossible。Thenightwasverylong。Theandonwentout，leavingastrongsmellofrancidoil。TheprimitiveJapanesedog——
acream-colouredwolfish-lookinganimal，thesizeofacollie，verynoisyandaggressive，butascowardlyasbulliesusuallyare——wasingreatforceinFujihara，andthebarking，growling，andquarrellingoftheseuselesscurscontinuedatintervalsuntildaylight；andwhentheywerenotquarrelling，theywerehowling。
Torrentsofrainfell，obligingmetomovemybedfromplacetoplacetogetoutofthedrip。AtfiveItocameandentreatedmetoleave，whimpering，“I’vehadnosleep；therearethousandsandthousandsoffleas！“HehastravelledbyanotherroutetotheTsugaruStraitthroughtheinterior，andsaysthathewouldnothavebelievedthattherewassuchaplaceinJapan，andthatpeopleinYokohamawillnotbelieveitwhenhetellsthemofitandofthecostumeofthewomen。Heis“ashamedforaforeignertoseesuchaplace，“hesays。Hisclevernessintravellingandhissingularintelligencesurprisemedaily。HeisveryanxioustospeakGOOD
English，asdistinguishedfrom“common“English，andtogetnewwords，withtheircorrectpronunciationandspelling。Eachdayheputsdowninhisnote-bookallthewordsthatIusethathedoesnotquiteunderstand，andintheeveningbringsthemtomeandputsdowntheirmeaningandspellingwiththeirJapaneseequivalents。
HespeaksEnglishalreadyfarbetterthanmanyprofessionalinterpreters，butwouldbemorepleasingifhehadnotpickedupsomeAmericanvulgarismsandfree-and-easyways。Itissoimportanttometohaveagoodinterpreter，orIshouldnothaveengagedsoyoungandinexperiencedaservant；butheissocleverthatheisnowabletobecook，laundryman，andgeneralattendant，aswellascourierandinterpreter，andIthinkitisfareasierformethanifhewereanolderman。Iamtryingtomanagehim，becauseIsawthathemeanttomanageme，speciallyinthematterof“squeezes。“HeisintenselyJapanese，hispatriotismhasalltheweaknessandstrengthofpersonalvanity，andhethinkseverythinginferiorthatisforeign。Ourmanners，eyes，andmodesofeatingappearsimplyodioustohim。HedelightsinretailingstoriesofthebadmannersofEnglishmen，describesthemas“roaringoutohiotoeveryoneontheroad，“frighteningthetea-