Agony of the Leaves: Tea Shop Mystery #13 (2012)
“With everyone seated on folding chairs, and a musician plucking out a simple, haunting tune on a Japanese koto, Drayton stepped to a small raised platform and began.
“My tetsubin…” he said, indicating a black iron teapot that was heating on a small hibachi, “is filled with water and about to come to a boil. But, as in the preparation of any fine tea, one never allows the water to reach full boil.”
There were murmurs and nods from the crowd as they gave him their rapt attention.
“In fact,” Drayt...on continued, “there’s a famous Japanese adage that serves as a perfect reference.” He gave a quick smile, then said, “‘Carp eyes coming, fish eyes going, soon will be the wind in the pines.’ You see,” he explained, “the fish eyes are the tiny bubbles, and the carp eyes are the large bubbles that generally herald a good roiling boil. And the wind in the pines is, of course, the beginning rush of the teapot’s whistle.”
This charming metaphor drew a round of applause from thetea-loving crowd.MoreLess
“My tetsubin…” he said, indicating a black iron teapot that was heating on a small hibachi, “is filled with water and about to come to a boil. But, as in the preparation of any fine tea, one never allows the water to reach full boil.”
There were murmurs and nods from the crowd as they gave him their rapt attention.
“In fact,” Drayt...on continued, “there’s a famous Japanese adage that serves as a perfect reference.” He gave a quick smile, then said, “‘Carp eyes coming, fish eyes going, soon will be the wind in the pines.’ You see,” he explained, “the fish eyes are the tiny bubbles, and the carp eyes are the large bubbles that generally herald a good roiling boil. And the wind in the pines is, of course, the beginning rush of the teapot’s whistle.”
This charming metaphor drew a round of applause from thetea-loving crowd.MoreLess
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