 Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according to custom, he tucked his sleeves under his knees to prevent himself from falling backward ; for a noble Japanese...  Terry's Japanese Empire - Page clxvii1914 - 799 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1869 - 822 pages
...the act." Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...sleeves under his knees to prevent himself from falling backwards, for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with a steady... | |
 | Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Baron Redesdale - Fairy tales - 1871 - 308 pages
...the act." Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to bis girdle, :and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...sleeves under his knees to prevent himself from falling backwards ; for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with a steady... | |
 | Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Baron Redesdale - Folklore - 1871 - 648 pages
...the act." Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...sleeves under his knees to prevent himself from falling backwards ; for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with a steady... | |
 | John Reddie Black - Japan - 1881 - 542 pages
...the act.' " Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...custom, he tucked his sleeves under his knees to prevent his falling backwards ; for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with... | |
 | John Reddie Black - Japan - 1881 - 546 pages
...the act.' " Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...custom, he tucked his sleeves under his knees to prevent his falling backwards ; for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with... | |
 | Hugh Wilkinson - Voyages around the world - 1883 - 376 pages
...act." ' Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, remaining naked to the waist. Carefully, according to custom,...tucked his sleeves under his knees to prevent himself falling backwards ; for a noble Japanese should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with a steady hand,... | |
 | Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Baron Redesdale - Tales - 1890 - 472 pages
...the act." Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...sleeves under his knees to prevent himself from falling backwards ; for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with a steady... | |
 | George John Younghusband - Japan - 1894 - 270 pages
...himself. . . . Bowing once more, Taki Zenzaburo allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...tucked his sleeves under his knees to prevent himself falling backwards ; for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with... | |
 | Manners and customs - 1897 - 1030 pages
...the act.' " Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...steady hand, he took the dirk that lay before him ; ho looked at it wistfully, almost affectionately ; for a moment he seemed to collect his thoughts... | |
 | William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease - Pacific States - 1908 - 892 pages
...the act.' "Bowing once more, the speaker allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle, and remained naked to the waist. Carefully, according...for a noble Japanese gentleman should die falling forwards. Deliberately, with a steady hand, he took the dirk that lay before him ; he looked at it... | |
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