D. Yes, did I hurt you? (Did you feel any pain?) P. No, not much, just a twinge or two. XXXIV. AT A BOOKSELLER'S Customer. I want to buy some books. Bookseller. What books do What books do you want.? C. Have you Professor Wadagaki's diction ary? d B., Yes, Sir, it is the best Japanese and English Dictionary for its size on the market. C. Have you Baron Kanda's Grammar? B. No, Sir, it's out of print, the demand is so great. C. When will there be a new edition? C. Have you any work that describes all the sights of London? B. Yes, here is one, Glimpses of London, the latest edition. C. Have you this work in French? B. Yes, Sir, an edition has just been published in that language. C. Let me see it. Well, I think this will answer my purpose. B. I can assure you, sir, it sells very well. C. What's the price? B. The published price is two shillings, but we allow teachers 20% discount for cash. C. Very good! I'll take two copies. B Have you a plan of London? This is the best we have. It's very good, and quite correct. It's the most correct that's published. I'll take one copy. Please send them all with the bill to my house and I'll pay on delivery. XXXV. ADMIRAL KAMIMURA'S SQUADRON. Professor. The city is thronged with sailors: what is the reason? Student. Admiral Kamimura's Squadron is anchored (at anchor) off Omori, and many of the bluejackets are on leave. P. Ah! that accounts for it. Will the Fleet stay there long? S. For a week or more. P. What is the reason for the visit? S. To let the citizens of Tokyo see and go on board the ships that did such splendid work in the War. P. Will there be any Welcome Fêtes? (Parties?) S. Yes,-many. The Mitsui family will invite them to give them) a party in their private park, and the City Authorities will entertain them in Hibiya. P. Let us go to Shinagawa to see the Squadron. S. Very good, sir. If we go about five o'clock, it will still be daylight, and we can see the ships very distinctly. S. Yes; and after dusk they are illuminated, and their search lights displayed. P. How pretty it will be! S. Indeed it will! And the decorations and illuminations at Omori are very beautiful too, I am told. There is a beautiful anchor formed of different-coloured electric lights in front of the Electric Railway Station. XXXVI. THE NAVAL REVIEW. Professor. Did you go to the Grand Naval Review on Sunday last? Pupil. Yes, sir, I went with my schoolmates to see the Review. Pr. Did you get a good view? Pu. Yes, sir, pretty fair, though the weather was somewhat hazy. (there was a slight haze) Pr. Who reviewed the Fleet? Pu. His Imperial Majesty the Emperor reviewed the Combined Fleet from the bridge of the cruiser Asama. Pr. How did you go to Tsurumi, by electric car, by train, or on foot? Pu. By none of those means. Our school chartered a steam-tug and tow-boat to convey us. We had such a jolly time, singing, story-telling, and picnicing. Pr. How did you return to Tokyo? Pu. Well, most of our students came back in the tow-boat, but several of us landed near Kawasaki and tried to get a car back. But they were so crowded that it was impossible to get a seat or even standing-room. So we walked all the way back. Pr. I hear that a student was run over by the train at Kawasaki and killed. Pu. Yes, poor fellow! He was a student of Waseda University. In trying to get into the train, he fell between the platform and the cars and was run over and killed. Pr. You must have been very tired when. you got home. Pu. Yes, especially as we started the night |