Memories . ke this journey overland, theymade a great fuss, declared that it was impossible; that theycould not be answerable for our lives, and that on behalf of theirGovernment they must decline all responsibility. The Tycoonswrit clearly did not run in such provinces as Kaga and Echizen,through which we must pass. But these were considerationswhich left Sir Harry unmoved. Still, though he was determined to gain some knowledge of thewest coast, where no foreigners had ever penetrated, and, ifpossible, to establish relations with the clans and people, he wasevidently a little nervous, for whe
Memories . ke this journey overland, theymade a great fuss, declared that it was impossible; that theycould not be answerable for our lives, and that on behalf of theirGovernment they must decline all responsibility. The Tycoonswrit clearly did not run in such provinces as Kaga and Echizen,through which we must pass. But these were considerationswhich left Sir Harry unmoved. Still, though he was determined to gain some knowledge of thewest coast, where no foreigners had ever penetrated, and, ifpossible, to establish relations with the clans and people, he wasevidently a little nervous, for when we were taking leave of him,and the Admiral and Captain Hewitt went so far as to expressgreat fear of the dangers which we must face, he tried to make outthat it was our own foolhardiness which prompted the idea. ThisI repudiated at once, saying that we were quite willing to obeyhis orders in the matter, as a question of duty, but that we cer-tainly should not have thought of tmdertaking the journey for a. THE AUTHOR. AGED 28. By Samuel Lawrence. Japan. An Adventurous Journey 399 whim, which would not be fair upon our people at home. SirHarry only laughed. To do him justice it was just the sort of tripthat he himself would have delighted in, for where his own lifewas concerned he Wcis always as big a gambler as the ace of spades. We landed in the afternoon. The Salamis got up steam andwas off. The Basilisk followed. The Serpent was still lyingpeacefully at anchor. That evening we spent in making readyfor our start the next morning. The Tycoons ofi&cers tried hardto persuade us that they must go with us. This we stoutly re-sisted ; they would have been absolutely worse than useless, forthey were mere underlings, they could not protect us, and wouldsimply be spies interfering with any possibility of friendly inter-course with the local people. We pointed out to them that their duty was to remain withCommander Bullock, under whose orders they at present were. Inthe end after a g
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