before
they set
their
arrows to
their
bows. They
handle the
smallest
matter as
if it were
an
occasion
that
called for
mortal
fight. It
is a great
incentive
to action
and such
tribes
often have
a great
deal of
vitality.
But nobody
has ever
described
them as
courteous.
The
Japanese
on the
contrary
are
paragons
of
politeness
and this
pre-eminent
politeness
is a
measure of
the
lengths to
which they
have gone
in
limiting
the
