He also had a menacing look, and people would put their hands down on the tatami mat and avoid his eyes, at least, that is the story was passed down from generation to generation by Kikujiro SAIGO, who was a child born out of wedlock.
そのうえ、異様な威厳があって、参議でも両手を畳について話し、目を見ながら話をする者がなかったと、長庶子の西郷菊次郎が語り残している。