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Chapter 39: Yanta Part VIII
As they were speaking, the waitresses brought in fish and wine, and Jiurozayémon pressed Chôbei to feast with him; and thinking to annoy
Chôbei, offered him a large wine-cup, which, however, he drank without shrinking, and then returned to his entertainer, who was by no means so well able to bear the fumes of the wine. Then Jiurozayémon hit upon another device for annoying Chôbei, and, hoping to frighten him, said--
“Here, Chôbei, let me offer you some fish;” and with those words he drew his sword, and, picking up a cake of baked fish upon the point of it, thrust it towards the wardsman's mouth. Any ordinary man would have been afraid to accept the morsel so roughly offered; but Chôbei simply opened his mouth, and taking the cake off the sword's point ate it without wincing. Whilst Jiurozayémon was wondering in his heart what manner of man this was, that nothing could daunt, Chôbei said to him--
“This meeting with your lordship has been an auspicious occasion
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For a moment Banzayémon was taken aback, but quickly recovering himself, he replied, “Ah! Sir Sanza, you may well be angry with me; but since I stole the Muramasa sword and fled to Gim I have known no peace: I have been haunted by remorse for my crime. I shall not resist your vengeance: do with me as it shall seem best to you; or rather take my life, and let there be an end of this quarrel.” “Nay,” answered Sanza, “to kill a man who repents him of his sins is a base and ignoble action. When you stole from me the Muramasa blade which had been confided to my care by my lord, I became a disgraced and ruined man. Give me back that sword, which I may lay it before my lord, and I will spare your life. I seek to slay no man needlessly.” “Sir Sanza, I thank you for your mercy. At this moment I have not the sword by me, but if you will go into yonder tea-house and wait awhile, I will fetch it and deliver it into your hands.” Sanza having consented to this, the two men
The Book of Deceive Chapter 41: Yanta Part X
It was at this time that Shirai Gompachi, who was living under the protection of Chôbei, the Father of the Otokodate, was in love with Komurasaki, the beautiful courtesan who lived at the sign of the Three Sea-shores, in the Yoshiwara. He had long exhausted the scanty supplies which he possessed, and was now in the habit of feeding his purse by murder and robbery, that he might have means to pursue his wild and extravagant life. One night, when he was out on his cutthroat business, his fellows, who had long suspected that he was after no good, sent one of their number, named Seibei, to watch him. Gompachi, little dreaming that any one was following him, swaggered along the street until he fell in with a wardsman, whom he cut down and robbed; but the booty proving small, he waited for a second chance, and, seeing a light moving in the distance, hid himself in the shadow of a large tub for catching rain-water till the bearer of the lantern should come up. When the man drew nea
The Book of Deceive Chaopter 42: Yanta Parts XI-XIV
XI The room was quiet, Yanta sat near the princess. His eyes were focused on her. She was the most energetic of all his grandchildren. Yet, she had something in her, which remained him of his sister that left him long ago in search for a better place. He searched far and wide for her, but alas, there were no signs, not even a single clue. Yanta gave up. He returned to the place he called home. His thoughts wander to place to place. The princes played with her scroll. He looked at her, smiled and returned to his thoughts. “Not bad,” the princess said, playing the scroll in front of her. “What isn’t bad?” he asked. “The previous story,” the princess stood up. “You think?” “Yes. Where did you hear that one?” “Somewhere,” Yanta replied, stretching his paws. “What do you mean somewhere?” “Everything is somewhere to me.” “How come, grandpa?” the princess widened her eyes.
The Book of Deceive Chapter 43: The Battle at Felt
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The Book of Deceive Chapter 44: Knights, A Bad Move and A Stranger
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The Book of Deceive Chapter 46: Ogre, Emperor and Writings
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The Book of Deceive Chapter 47: The Game Begins
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