This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...its last run to a speedy end. The wild weather and rude bufferings meted out on Hodaka were more than compensated by the warmth of the welcome that greeted us at the hospitable door of Kamikochi on our arrival. Never was onsen more soothing to tired limbs, nor tamagozake (egg-flip) so gratefully reviving. Great were ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...its last run to a speedy end. The wild weather and rude bufferings meted out on Hodaka were more than compensated by the warmth of the welcome that greeted us at the hospitable door of Kamikochi on our arrival. Never was onsen more soothing to tired limbs, nor tamagozake (egg-flip) so gratefully reviving. Great were the rejoicings that night at our success, and the scene of merrymaking round the pine-log fire in the big "common room" was prolonged and picturesque. Before leaving the valley Kamonji begged me to visit his lonely lair by the "silent pool," where he showed me the various footgear and weapons of the chase that constitute its chief treasures. Finally, he extracted a promise to bring next year my oku-sama to honour his dwelling, and in his company to explore the secrets of the great hills into which hitherto her sex had not yet learned the way--Decies repetita placebit. Twelve months later, precisely in August 1913, the friendly shoji of the Marunaka-kwan at Matsumoto once more opened to us in welcome, and ultimately to speed us forth on further exploration of the Kamikochi region. This time we were in "double harness," for now a lady climber of Alpine experience was to make her way to peaks on which as yet no feminine foot had been placed. To the farewell greetings of our good host were added a couple of charming fans and a large bottle of excellent strawberry syrup, most seasonable gifts in view of the sultry stretch across the sun-scorched plain to Shimajima. No sooner had we gained the Shimidzuya there than urgent entreaties were showered upon us to "deign to enter into the honourable hot bath without delay, while it is still clean /" We did deign, though it was but 3.30 P.m., and we found it did not bel...
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