Note: This story was first published in January 1919 in the monthly literary magazine 新潮, Shinchō, "New tide". The original Japanese title of this story, 毛利先生, is transcribed as Mōri sensei in the Revised Hepburn notation, and means "Teacher Mōri". It is composed of 毛利, Mōri, a family name, and 先生, sensei, "teacher, doctor, master".