The Samurai And the Long-Nosed Devils
“They had sent a message to Hambei concerning their fear that Chiyo’s meetings with Maria had been discovered. But they had learned that Hambei was in attendance on Nobunaga, and it was not known when he could be reached.
Meanwhile Matsuzo tried to pass the time by writing some poems on his first impressions of Miyako. In the sultry heat, however, his hand perspired so much that he could not get a good grip on the brush. His writing soon acquired a rather tipsy look, with all the vertical st...rokes on the verge of collapse. He finally threw down the brush in disgust, spattering ink all over his desk.
“Haven’t you written enough poems already?” murmured Zenta. He was stretched out on the floor supporting himself on one elbow, and he was studying a diagram which he had made of the foreigners’ residence.
Although the door to the garden was completely open, not a breath of air stirred in the room. The thin pieces of rice paper containing Matsuzo’s poems drooped with humidity.MoreLess
Meanwhile Matsuzo tried to pass the time by writing some poems on his first impressions of Miyako. In the sultry heat, however, his hand perspired so much that he could not get a good grip on the brush. His writing soon acquired a rather tipsy look, with all the vertical st...rokes on the verge of collapse. He finally threw down the brush in disgust, spattering ink all over his desk.
“Haven’t you written enough poems already?” murmured Zenta. He was stretched out on the floor supporting himself on one elbow, and he was studying a diagram which he had made of the foreigners’ residence.
Although the door to the garden was completely open, not a breath of air stirred in the room. The thin pieces of rice paper containing Matsuzo’s poems drooped with humidity.MoreLess
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