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Imperial Hotels, Ltd. Tokio.
(Imperial Hotel & Villa, and Metropole Hotel.)

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CARL FLAIG, Gen. Manager.

May 4, 1907
Imperial Hotel & Villa.

and evil spirits away from me and gave me a rest which I found was more necessary than I had thought. This generous entertainment was most unexpectedly thrust upon me and even now, I am at a loss to understand why. Other entertainment of embarrassing kinds, at Kobe and Kioto, disturbed me very much, in fact, quite sickened me of modern Japan. But at last, I have stopped it completely, I hope.
I have arranged to live independent of the whole gang of dealers and to accept no courtesy from any one of them unless I ask for it myself. This course, I found absolutely imperative, for reasons which I will explain when we meet. Beginning tomorrow, I take up my study at the Museum here and in all the Diamyio and other private collections in Tokio. From two to three weeks will be so occupied and then I shall go to Nara, Koyosan and Kioto for the balance of my time in Japan. I have secured passage on the "Siberia" sailing from Yokohama, June 29th, via San Francisco, and should reach Detroit about July 20th. During the two remaining months in Japan, I hope to learn much about certain forms of art work of which I know nothing. Many thanks for the newspaper clippings. I am delighted that Mr. Evans put his plans with the Smithsonian so quickly in definite form. His is a grand gift which I feared 

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