The Curse of Koshiu: A Chronicle of Old Japan
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Wingfield Lewis. The Curse of Koshiu: A Chronicle of Old Japan
CHAPTER I. BOY AND GIRL
CHAPTER II. THE LAST HOJO
CHAPTER III. MARRIED LIFE
CHAPTER IV. THE ABBESS GIVES ADVICE
CHAPTER V. THE FARMER GIRDS HIS LOINS
CHAPTER VI. THE YOUNG MIKADO
CHAPTER VII. THE FARMER'S SENTENCE
CHAPTER VIII. DESTINY IS BUSY
CHAPTER IX. THE EXECUTION
CHAPTER X. FOREBODINGS
CHAPTER XI. THE CURSE BEGINS TO WORK
CHAPTER XII. THE DAIMIO OF NARA IMITATES THE SPHYNX
CHAPTER XIII. THE DESPOT OBEYS ORDERS
CHAPTER XIV. THE MIKADO DOES BUSINESS
CHAPTER XV. WILL BUDDHA SPEAK?
CHAPTER XVI. MASAGO TAKES THE REINS
CHAPTER XVII. UNDER THE MOON
CHAPTER XVIII. FACE TO FACE
CHAPTER XIX. THE WEB IS WOVEN
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Being a cunning and artful reader, you have long since guessed that the pattern maid whose benign influence was destined to reform the brutish No-Kami, was no other than O'Tei, while the paragon Daimio was Nara.
The Shinto virgins, as unjust and purblind as young gorgons may be expected to prove, were quite wrong as to O'Tei, who was no flirt. She did all credit to her rearing, for, when summoned to leave the conventual seclusion of the forest and assume the garb and responsibilities of her rank, she dutifully murmured, "Let my father's will be done," and accepted the husband of his choice. She had never been told-for the holy bonzes knew little about the subject-that in many marriages there are but two cheerful days-the first and the last-and marched straight upon her fate without a tremor.
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"He is good and brave and generous," returned the girl, with burning face, "my lord Sampei!"
Miné cooed out the name that was on every one's lips, with such an exceeding abandonment of tenderness as startled her father into attention.
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