The figure was seated on a mat of fine bamboo in the midst of this strange scheme of decoration.

Behind him, and drawn straight across the chamber, was a sheet of fine white cloth, embroidered with strange designs.

He was clothed in a rich jacket of blue, and a pair of sandal-like shoes was placed neatly in front of the bamboo mat.

On either side and in front of all, raised a little from the ground, were bowls or calabashes containing fruit, grain and dried and pickled meats.

It was all orderly, circumspect, weird, and even stately though the place was small.