Thetempleisveryhandsome，thebaldachinoissuperb，andthebronzesandbrassesonthealtararespeciallyfine。Abroadrayofsunlightstreamedin，crossedthemattedfloor，andfellfulluponthefigureofSakya-muniinhisgoldenshrine；andjustatthatmomentashavenpriest，insilk-brocadedvestmentsoffadedgreen，silentlypasseddownthestreamoflight，andlitthecandlesonthealtar，andfreshincensefilledthetemplewithadrowsyfragrance。Itwasamostimpressivepicture。Hiscuriosityevidentlyshortenedhisdevotions，andhecameandaskedmewhereI

　　hadbeenandwhereIwasgoing，towhich，ofcourse，IrepliedinexcellentJapanese，andthenstuckfast。

　　Alongthepavedavenue，besidestheusualstonetroughforholywater，thereareononesidethethousand-armedKwan-non，averyfinerelief，andontheotheraBuddha，thronedontheeternallotusblossom，withanironstaff，muchresemblingacrozier，inhishand，andthateternalapathyonhisfacewhichisthehighesthopeofthosewhohopeatall。Iwentthroughawood，wheretherearesomemournfulgroupsofgravesonthehillside，andfromthetemplecamethesweetsoundofthegreatbronzebellandthebeatofthebigdrum，andthen，morefaintly，thesoundofthelittlebellanddrum，withwhichthepriestaccompanieshisceaselessrepetitionofaphraseinthedeadtongueofadistantland。Thereisaninfinitepathosaboutthelonelytempleinitssplendour，theabsenceofevenpossibleworshippers，andthelargepopulationofAinos，sunkinyetdeepersuperstitionsthanthosewhichgotomakeuppopularBuddhism。IsatonarockbythebaytillthelastpinkglowfadedfromUsu-takiandthelastlemonstainfromthestillwater；andabeautifulcrescent，whichhungoverthewoodedhill，hadset，andtheheavensblazedwithstars:

　　“Tenthousandstarswereinthesky，Tenthousandinthesea，Andeverywavewithdimpledface，Thatleaptupontheair，Hadcaughtastarinitsembrace，Andheldittremblingthere。“

　　ThelonelinessofUsuBayissomethingwonderful——ahousefullofemptyroomsfallingtodecay，withonlytwomeninit——oneJapanesehouseamong500savages，yetitwastheonlyoneinwhichIhavesleptinwhichtheyboltedneithertheamadonorthegate。Duringthenighttheamadofelloutoftheworn-outgrooveswithacrash，knockingdowntheshoji，whichfellonme，androusingIto，whorushedintomyroomhalf-asleep，withavaguevisionofblood-

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