The servants didn’t like the idea of giving shelter to an in the house. Yumi, the governess of the **, stubbornly refused to wash the white man and threatened to leave the job if she was forced. When Dr Sadao told his gardener about the wounded white man, he got upset and even frightened. He opposed Dr Sadao for treating his . In fact, all the servants in the house were critical of Dr Sadao’ sheltering the . They refused to help him. They were superstitious and fearful of the wrath of nature. They tried their level best to send the white man away. Finally, when Dr Sadao didn’t listen to them and decided to give shelter to the white man in his house, they left the house.
