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Yoriyohi, he carried to its perfection
the virtue of
reverent performance of duty during a long period.
He died at the ripe age of eighty-six, leaving behind
him six sons who all bore his own and his father's
half-name.
" That will do for one evening, my son," said Mr.
Rai. "To-morrow night I shall tell of Yoritomo,
who founded the city of Kamakura."
"Thank you, my honored father; tell me this,
please : were these eastern savages people who lived
around the regions of Yedo ? "
"Yes; all eastern Japan, even where our richest
city now stands, was then wild, uncivilized, and full
of savages."
" Were they Ainos or Japanese ? "
" They were a mixed race, but certainly not exactly
like the hairy and straight-eyed savages now
found only in Yezo, nor yet like the polished people
in Kyoto. The mass of the Japanese were then
much below the level of civilization in our day."
" And is the Tokugawa family of Yedo descended
from the Genji ? "
" They are, my son, and are very proud of it."
" Thank you, honored father ; good-night."
" Good-night."