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Chapter 22

           But,onsmellingthem,hefoundthattheywereodourless.

           "Nochancethere,"thoughthe.

           TheworthyfellowhadcertainlytakengoodcaretoeatasheartyabreakfastaspossiblebeforeleavingtheCarnatic;but,ashehadbeenwalkingaboutallday,thedemandsofhungerwerebecomingimportunate.Heobservedthatthebutchersstallscontainedneithermutton,goat,norpork;and,knowingalsothatitisasacrilegetokillcattle,whicharepreservedsolelyforfarming,hemadeuphismindthatmeatwasfarfromplentifulinYokohamanorwashemistaken;and,indefaultofbutcher’smeat,hecouldhavewishedforaquarterofwildboarordeer,apartridge,orsomequails,somegameorfish,which,withrice,theJapaneseeatalmostexclusively.Buthefounditnecessarytokeepupastoutheart,andtopostponethemealhecravedtillthefollowingmorning.Nightcame,andPassepartoutre-enteredthenativequarter,wherehewanderedthroughthestreets,litbyvari-colouredlanterns,lookingonatthedancers,whowereexecutingskilfulstepsandboundings,andtheastrologerswhostoodintheopenairwiththeirtelescopes.Thenhecametotheharbour,whichwaslitupbytheresintorchesofthefishermen,whowerefishingfromtheirboats.

           Thestreetsatlastbecamequiet,andthepatrol,theofficersofwhich,intheirsplendidcostumes,andsurroundedbytheirsuites,Passepartoutthoughtseemedlikeambassadors,succeededthebustlingcrowd.Eachtimeacompanypassed,Passepartoutchuckled,andsaidtohimself:"Good!anotherJapaneseembassydepartingforEurope!"

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