APartingGift——ADelicacy——Generosity——ASeasideVillage——
Pipichari’sAdvice——ADrunkenRevel——Ito’sProphecies——TheKocho’sIllness——PatentMedicines。
IlefttheAinosyesterdaywithrealregret，thoughImustconfessthatsleepinginone’sclothesandthelackofablutionsareveryfatiguing。Benri’stwowivesspenttheearlymorninginthelaboriousoperationofgrindingmilletintocoarseflour，andbeforeIdeparted，astheircustomis，theymadeapasteofit，rolleditwiththeiruncleanfingersintowell-shapedcakes，boiledthemintheunwashedpotinwhichtheymaketheirstewof“abominablethings，“andpresentedthemtomeonalacquertray。
TheyweredistressedthatIdidnoteattheirfood，andawomanwenttoavillageatsomedistanceandbroughtmesomevenisonfatasadelicacy。AllthoseofwhomIhadseenmuchcametowishmegood-bye，andtheybroughtsomanypresentsincludingafinebearskinthatIshouldhaveneededanadditionalhorsetocarrythemhadIacceptedbutone-half。
IrodetwelvemilesthroughtheforesttoMombets，whereIintendedtospendSunday，butIhadtheworsthorseIeverrode，andwetookfivehours。Thedaywasdullandsad，threateningastorm，andwhenwegotoutoftheforest，uponasand-hillcoveredwithoakscrub，weencounteredamostfuriouswind。AmongthemanyviewswhichIhaveseen，thatisonetoberemembered。Belowlayableachedandbaresand-hill，withafewgreyhouseshuddledinitsmiserableshelter，andaheaped-upshoreofgreysand，onwhichabrown-greyseawasbreakingwithclashandboominlong，white，raggedlines，withallbeyondaconfusionofsurf，surge，andmist，withdrivingbrowncloudsminglingseaandsky，andallbetweenshowingonlyinglimpsesamidstscudsofsand。