Kuaiwa hen; twenty-five exercises in the Yedo colloquial, for the use of students, with notes

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. 1873 Excerpt: ...afraid to ask it, but pray give us a small tip. 16. (S.) Why, confound the fellow. After stopping so often on the road! Insolent! There's no drink-money for you. Besides, we are travelling on duty. Don't talk nonsense. 17. (S.) Here, post-town official, are the coolies all there? 18. (0.) Yes, sir; they've been all ready according to the notice-paper for the last half-hour. Here, you coolies, off' with the gentlemen's baggage at once. 19. (Master.) Capital; everything is well arranged at this town. 20. (0.) We are the officials of this town sir, and have come to conduct you in. The chief hotel is occupied, and we are sorry to be obliged to ask you to be satisfied with one of the smaller ones. But we have given orders that you shall not be put to any inconvenience. 21. (S.) That can't be helped. At any rate, you'd better suru ga yoi. 22. Kono yado ga so de gozaimasu. 23. 01, teishi, oku-zashiki no kirei na tokoro wo danna no o una ni suru yo ni. So shite banji so-riaku ga atte wa sumanu zo. Yoku ki wo tsukete. 24. Hei, hei, kanai no mono ni mo mina yoku iitsukete wa okimashita keredomo, iki-todokimasen tokoro wa o sashidzu wo yoroshiu dozo. O furo mo senkoku kara waite orimasu kara, o kami e o ukagai kudasaimashi. 25. H'm, tadaima ukagattara sugu ni mesu so da kara, yoku futsugo no nai yo ni; so shite amari atsu-sugiru no wa o kirai da kara, no, hodoyoku kagen wo tanomu zo. 26. O yu ga sumimashitara sugu ni gozen wo sashi-ag.emashi te yoroshiu gozaimasu ka. 27. Ima ni kochira kara sata wo suru kara, sore made wa hikaete iru ga ii. 28. Kore, kore, mo gozen wo agete mo yoi kara, sugu ni.' 29. Hei, gozen bakari de yoroshiu gozaimasu ka. Sore ma'e ni goshi wa ikaga de gozaimasu. 30. Nani, nani. Danna wa geko de irassharu kara o sake wa chitto mo meshi-agaranai. ...