[4] Yoshida, when on his way to Nangasaki, met the soldier and
talked with him by the roadside; they then parted, but the soldier
was so much struck by the words he heard, that on Yoshida's return
he sought him out and declared his intention of devoting his life to
the good cause. I venture, in the absence of the writer, to insert
this correction, having been present when the story was told by Mr.
Masaki.--F. J. [Fleeming Jenkin.] And I, there being none to settle
the difference, must reproduce both versions.--R. L. S.
[5] I understood that the merchant was endeavouring surreptitiously to
obtain for his son instruction to which he was not entitled.--F. J.