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He was an acolyte sent forth with bowl and staff to beg for aid in certain temple repairs . Ando promised a generous donation in return for information concerning the Kano family . Being assured that the motive for this curiosity was benevolent rather than mischievous , the priest consented to make the attempt . He reached the Kano gate at noon , within a few days after Tatsu 's arrival . Mata opened to his call . Being herself a Protestant , opposed to the ancient orders and their methods , she gave him but a chilly welcome . Her interest was aroused , however , in spite of herself , by the fact that he neither chanted his refrain of supplication nor extended the round wooden bowl .