The Twilight Samurai Page #2

so he did not find fault

Had that been his father, though...

...this would have meant

hara-kiri!

I never dreamed

it would cause so much trouble

I beg your forgiveness

Kayano?

How old are you now?

I am ten years old

Are you working at

your lessons?

I'm learning needlework

and Confucius

A girl has no need

of the classics

All you need is

to write women's script

Too much book learning

and you'll never be a bride

You can go

I am here today

on an important matter

A marriage arrangement

You need a hard-working wife

to escape the misery you are in

A village-headman acquaintance

has an unmarried daughter...

...whom he agrees

to marry to you

He knows you are poor, have two

young daughters and a senile mother

I'm sure you realize that you are

in no position to demand beauty

You need a healthy wife with

big haunches to bear children

Her face is of no concern

So I'll proceed with this

if you don't mind

With all due respect

I must differ

How?

I am not nearly as miserable

in my living as you may think

Of course, offending His Lordship

by appearing unbathed before him...

...was wrong, and I vow

never to repeat it

However...

...watching my daughters

as they grow day by day is...

...how shall I put it?

It's like watching crops ripen

or flowers grow in a field

I enjoy it very much

I'm not sure if the lady

of whom you speak...

...would understand that

Who would understand

such foolishness?!

You've always been like this...

...tormenting your poor father

with this prattling of yours!

What has your marriage

got to do with crops in a field?

Then I beg leave

to speak more clearly

I ask that you not concern yourself

with questions of my marriage

You defy the main branch

of your family?!

You are welcome here

Kinu... are you well?

I am, thank you

May I ask of which household

you come?

I'm your damn brother!

Take her away, Seibei

She's a nuisance

Mother...

Most unseemly! what will

the neighbors think?

Tie her to a post somewhere!

'Expect no more help from me! '...

...shouted my great-uncle

as he left in high dudgeon

Can you do that?

Let me see

Here... twist it

as you fit it in

Is Gran asleep?

Yes

Good

Father...

Gran was crying, you know

Uncle shouted at her

Poor Gran!

Do you like Uncle?

You don't?

I hate him

He came to talk about a new wife

for me, but I said no

I don't want to take

any help from him

You'd think we were

buying a cow!

All she needs is to be healthy

that's rude to the lady as well

Are you two lonely...

...without a mother?

I'm not lonely if you're here

Me, too

That's my girls

Do you want the toilet, Gran?

Look!

Butterbur buds!

Get lots, all right?

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