Silk Page #4

Hara Jubei has never offered me

anything like this before.

Do not be fooled by his kindness.

There is a price for everything.

And what about Mutzu?

He's still safe.

They've been

chased to the east.

You never know.

Things are changing fast.

Even Hara Jubei's

losing grip.

I'd be on my guard,

if I were you.

Is that a warning?

Mmm, mmm...

His protectors in Edo

will fall soon.

You take my advice.

Trade fast, leave as soon as you can.

She's quite something,

isn't she?

What do you know about her?

Not much.

But I'll tell you this-

She's not what you think.

What do you mean?

She's not Japanese.

That is what they say.

Who knows?

To you.

May we continue to trade

in peace.

To our lasting friendship.

Good night.

Good night.

The next day, Hara Jubei

took her and left the village.

They gave me the eggs,

but I waited two days,

hoping she might return.

She did not.

And, once again, I left Japan.

This time, I had brought

back 10 boxes of eggs,

much more than the previous trip.

I wanted to tell Helene.

I wanted to tell her everything.

Helene.

What?

I love you.

And it tore me apart.

What is it?

What is it?

So she's not Japanese?

No. She was Chinese.

She was the Emperor's third wife.

Legend has it that

she was preparing tea

in the palace garden.

She accidentally dropped

a cocoon into the hot water...

and then she discovered

that a cocoon's fibers

could be unwound,

and a thread could

be obtained from it-

one that was strong enough

for weaving.

Who told you that story?

A trader.

What is it?

You've been sitting

there for over an hour.

What is it?

I need your help with something.

I need to find someone

who can speak Japanese.

Ask Herv Joncour.

Don't make it difficult.

You know someone.

Who wrote the letter I took

on my first trip?

What is it you need

to translate?

Please.

Madame Blanche.

She runs a brothel in Lyon-

Number 12, Rue Moscat.

Men pay a lot of money

to be with her.

And she speaks Japanese?

She is Japanese.

Well, how did she wind up in Lyon?

She married a French merchant

in Yokohama,

He died on their return to France,

She had to fend for herself.

I have to go

to Lyon tomorrow.

I'll be back before nightfall.

What's wrong?

Helene?

We have to be patient.

We've been trying to have

a child for two years.

We have to try harder.

Come to bed.

Come.

I won't be long.

Voil.

Madame Blanche will see you now.

Please...

sit.

And what makes you think

you're rich enough

to sleep with me?

That is not

what I came for.

What do you want then?

I need your help.

Never mind the price.

I need to know

what is written on it.

Will you help me?

Where did you get this?

"Come back or I shall die. "

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