Note 8 — Chapter I
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Those friendly invitations seem to be somewhat inconsistent with the inhospitable character of the Japanese. It is most likely, however, that the author is mistaken in the nature of the signals they made, which were more probably those of reproach than kindness, similar to those captain Saris was assailed with—“Core, core cocori ware,”—“you Coreans, with false hearts.”
Vide Quarterly Review, Vol. IV. p. 379.