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with their own sex such splendid results are gradually being achieved by the men [[strikethrough]][[??]][[/strikethrough]].  Ichihara and others.  Of another [[strikethrough]][[?]][[/strikethrough]] class???  At this place the only think of interest to me is the old palace and castle.  I obtained permission to visit them through our minister, Mr. Sun, at Tokio, but then I presented this pass at the proper place and hour this morning I was allowed to see only the castle for which I cared little, the palace with its paintings by Tanyu, Eishin, Motonobu and carvings by Jingoro was refused because of some slight-irregularity in documents.  Of course I was much disappointed, yes, very much, for I particularly wanted to see the pictures.  But the Orient teaches patience, so I smothered my mental oaths and bowed as profoundly as possible to the courteous attendants and came back to a damnable hotel with a detective at my heels who will stick closer than a brother or the other fellows sister until