August 1,1908

August 1
August had started.
It’s a really hot day. He hung the thermometer on the pole of the display corner in the wall and it showed 92 Fahrenheit at 3:00. He talked with Kyosuke several times from about 11:00 to 5:00, being half naked with their kimono necks wide open and sleeves put off.
He wanted money for cigarettes and visited a friend about 7:00. The friend was not at home. He enjoyed watching the reflection of the streetcar in the turbid slow stream. Inside the car, some people were using funs.
With all the coins he had, he bought a 5 monme(about 20 grams) class iris.
It’s the opening eve of Sumida River. Across a distance, the sounds of fireworks was coming.