188 Shadowings 



Then, the father, having called Seiza to the innermost 

 private room, thus spoke to him: "I called you here 

 only to tell you this: You have turned the mind of our 

 daughter away from what is right ; and even to hear of 

 such a matter is not to be borne. Pack up your things at 

 once, and go ! to-day is the utmost limit of the time that 

 you remain in this house." 



Yanrei ! 



Now Seiza was a native of Osaka. Without saying 

 more than " Yes yes," he obeyed and went away, return 

 ing to his home. There he remained four or five days, 

 thinking only of 0-Kichi. And because of his longing for 

 her, he fell sick ; and as there was no cure and no hope for 

 him, he died. 



Yanrei ! 



Then one night 0-Kichi, in a moment of sleep, saw the 

 face of Seiza close to her pillow, so plainly that she could 

 not tell whether it was real, or only a dream. And rising 

 up, she looked about ; but the form of Seiza had vanished. 



Yanrei! 



Because of this she made up her mind to go at once to 

 the house of Seiza. And, without being seen by any one, 

 she fled from the home of her parents. 



Yanrei ! 



When she came to the ferry at the next village, she did 

 not take the boat, but went round by another road ; and 

 making all haste she found her way to the city of Osaka. 

 There she asked for the house of Seiza ; and she learned 

 that it was in a certain street, the third house from a 

 certain bridge. 



Yanrei ! 



