senior figures with connections to the Ministry of Education for help in soliciting lenient treatment. A week later Enryō sent a letter to people connected with the Academy thanking them for their diligence in dealing with the inci-dent. He stated, “Putting aside the problems for the school, we can-not ignore the huge problem caused for students. Our only choice in saving them is to restore accreditation.” As head of school one would have expected Enryō to return home straight away. But, having al-ready traveled so far and only just arrived at his research location, he decided to go forward with his plans, albeit with a heavy heart. Enryō was of the opinion that the incident “was not a natural dis-aster and could only be seen as man-made.” On February twelfth Enryō moved to the village of Burley, on the outskirts of the north-ern city of Leeds, to observe the situation in rural England. Leeds was flourishing due to the wool industry, and in Burley Enryō inves-tigated folk customs, habits, and religion. He stayed there for one month at the residence of Mr. Buckley, which had been arranged by Miss Arnold Foster, a member of a wealthy local family. Enryō hadn’t seen England for fifteen years and its economy had developed significantly. The annual income of a maid in Burley was the same as that of a civil servant in Japan. He wanted to learn why there was now such a disparity. He discovered the following. according to his or her own beliefs gather at the churches in the east or west. There are four or five churches in the village and not one of them is without crowds of believers. The English people are proud of this. It is no exaggeration to say that the Every Sunday people from all walks of life, rich and poor, each 137
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