Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan (Ghost Story of Yotsuya) Page #3

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I haven't seen him, I said!

Takuetsu said you still

owe him money...

Shut up!

All right! I'll pawn something.

What have we got?

Nothing.

Nothing, eh?

Wait!

Without that the mosquitoes

will eat him alive!

This place is thick with them!

Then chase them away!

Let go!

A tortoise-shell comb!

I didn't think we had

anything like this left.

This is worth money!

Lend me this.

Anything but that!

It was my mother's!

Please! Not that!

- Let go!

- I won't!

Give it back!

Instead...

...take this sash.

Have your damn comb, then!

Iemon!

You'd better pay me

pretty well for this one, Ma.

It's been hard work

prying Iemon loose from Iwa.

I know that.

But it was your mother who

opened this door, don't forget.

You're a tough old bird!

I have to be, with a no-good

like you for a son!

It's not much, but it's yours.

Thank you very much!

Sir...

...I hope this will be the start

of a long association.

Your daughter seems pleased.

If those two marry,

you'll be the matchmaker.

You couldn't turn against

my son then, sir!

You've gotten so thin lately...

Your husband

Makes you worry, I'll bet.

I heard something

from someone...

...about your husband and

old man Ito's daughter, Ume.

Ume?!

I'd watch out if I were you.

Takuetsu...

...you aren't married,

so you might not understand.

That doesn't happen

once two people are married.

You may be right.

I just thought in this case

I should say something.

No.

My husband, at least,

would never do such a thing!

Chief...

Oh, Naosuke...

Did you have fun?

How was the young lady?

Here's some pocket money.

Why don't we stop fooling around

with all this small stuff...

...and make up our minds

and do something?

Old Man Ito won't keep giving us

Money for nothing.

I know that.

Then you get my drift.

Why not make Ume

the happiest woman in the world?

If it was only as easy

as all that...

Chief! Don't tell me

you're afraid of Iwa.

If that's the problem,

just kill her.

What?!

You've done it before.

What's one more?

Be tough now, or you won't

spend your old age in comfort.

How would you like a position

in some lord's household?

Chief... wait!

What if Iwa was to find out

the truth?

Then what, Chief?

Is this another one

of your schemes?

I'm glad you asked.

Why not use Takuetsu?

Takuetsu?

He's in love with Iwa.

We can set him up

so people think he's her lover.

And there's nothing illegal

in killing...

...a woman who's taken a lover

behind her husband's back.

But I couldn't kill Iwa!

There you go again!

All right... I can get some

foreign poison.

Poison?!

How are you feeling now?

I just get worse and worse.

I'm not afraid to get sick

and die myself...

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