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Chapter 23

           "Now,"thoughthe,whenhehadeatenheartily,"Imustn’tlosemyhead.Ican’tsellthiscostumeagainforonestillmoreJapanese.ImustconsiderhowtoleavethiscountryoftheSun,ofwhichIshallnotretainthemostdelightfulofmemories,asquicklyaspossible."

           ItoccurredtohimtovisitthesteamerswhichwereabouttoleaveforAmerica.Hewouldofferhimselfasacookorservant,inpaymentofhispassageandmeals.OnceatSanFrancisco,hewouldfindsomemeansofgoingon.Thedifficultywas,howtotraversethefourthousandsevenhundredmilesofthePacificwhichlaybetweenJapanandtheNewWorld.

           Passepartoutwasnotthemantoletanideagobegging,anddirectedhisstepstowardsthedocks.But,asheapproachedthem,hisproject,whichatfirsthadseemedsosimple,begantogrowmoreandmoreformidabletohismind.WhatneedwouldtheyhaveofacookorservantonanAmericansteamer,andwhatconfidencewouldtheyputinhim,dressedashewas?Whatreferencescouldhegive?

           Ashewasreflectinginthiswise,hiseyesfelluponanimmenseplacardwhichasortofclownwascarryingthroughthestreets.Thisplacard,whichwasinEnglish,readasfollows:

           ACROBATICJAPANESETROUPE,

           HONOURABLEWILLIAMBATULCAR,PROPRIETOR,

           LASTREPRESENTATIONS,

           PRIORTOTHEIRDEPARTURETOTHEUNITEDSTATES,

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