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IlefttheAinosyesterdaywithrealregret，thoughImustconfessthatsleepinginone’sclothesandthelackofablutionsareveryfatiguing。Benri’stwowivesspenttheearlymorninginthelaboriousoperationofgrindingmilletintocoarseflour，andbeforeIdeparted，astheircustomis，theymadeapasteofit，rolleditwiththeiruncleanfingersintowell-shapedcakes，boiledthemintheunwashedpotinwhichtheymaketheirstewof“abominablethings，“andpresentedthemtomeonalacquertray。
TheyweredistressedthatIdidnoteattheirfood，andawomanwenttoavillageatsomedistanceandbroughtmesomevenisonfatasadelicacy。AllthoseofwhomIhadseenmuchcametowishmegood-bye，andtheybroughtsomanypresents(includingafinebearskin)thatIshouldhaveneededanadditionalhorsetocarrythemhadIacceptedbutone-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。
Atahouseinthescrubanumberofmenweredrinkingsakewithmuchuproar，andasuperb-lookingAinocameout，staggeredafewyards，andthenfellbackwardsamongtheweeds，apictureofdebasement。IforgottotellyouthatbeforeIleftBiratori，I
inveighedtotheassembledAinosagainstthepracticeandconsequencesofsake-drinking，andwasmetwiththereply，“Wemustdrinktothegods，orweshalldie；“butPipicharisaid，“Yousaythatwhichisgood；letusgivesaketothegods，butnotdrinkit，“forwhichboldspeechhewasseverelyrebukedbyBenri。
Mombetsisastormily-situatedandmostwretchedclusteroftwenty-
sevendecayedhouses，someofthemAino，andsomeJapanese。Thefish-oilandseaweedfishingtradesareinbriskoperationtherenowforashorttime，andanumberofAinoandJapanesestrangersareemployed。Theboatscouldnotgetoutbecauseofthesurf，andtherewasadrunkendebauch。Thewholeplacesmeltofsake。Tipsymenwerestaggeringaboutandfallingflatontheirbacks，tolietherelikedogstilltheyweresober，——Ainowomenwerevainlyendeavouringtodragtheirdrunkenlordshome，andmenofbothraceswerereducedtoabeastlyequality。IwenttotheyadoyawhereIintendedtospendSunday，but，besidesbeingverydirtyandforlorn，itwastheverycentreofthesaketraffic，andinitsopenspacethereweremeninallstagesofriotousandstupidintoxication。Itwasasadscene，yetonetobematchedinahundredplacesinScotlandeverySaturdayafternoon。IamtoldbytheKochoherethatanAinocandrinkfourorfivetimesasmuchasaJapanesewithoutbeingtipsy，soforeachtipsyAinotherehadbeenanoutlayof6s。or7s。，forsakeis8d。acuphere！
Ihadsometeaandeggsinthedaidokoro，andalteredmyplansaltogetheronfindingthatifIproceededfartherroundtheeastcoast，asIintended，Ishouldruntheriskofseveraldays’
detentiononthebanksofnumerous“badrivers“ifraincameon，bywhichIshouldruntheriskofbreakingmypromisetodeliverItotoMr。Mariesbyagivenday。Idonotsurrenderthisproject，however，withoutanequivalent，forIintendtoadd100milestomyjourney，bytakinganalmostdisusedtrackroundVolcanoBay，andvisitingthecoastAinosofaveryprimitiveregion。Itoisverymuchopposedtothis，thinkingthathehasmade
