Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 474
k in the morning. Japanese peopleare in the habit of going to bed very early, and soonmy little ally became obviously sleepy, although hewas far too polite to admit it. Only when midnightstruck did he beg that he might be allowed tosmoke a pipe, in order, as he said, to keep himselfawake. I gave… … Workers he listened, really interested in everything I said,and gazing at me with his little beady eyes, brightwith interest, yet blinking so rapidly that there wasalmost a mist over them. Then, for the first time,I noticed that the little soul was tired, and, feelingthat it would be cruel to keep…
Art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs 1868-1912
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