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Updated: June 25, 2025
Matters went on in this way for some time, until at last, one fine day, O Hiyaku, looking out of doors, saw the wrestler Takaségawa passing in the street, so she called out to him "Dear me, Master Takaségawa, can that be you! What a long time it is since we have met! Pray come in, and have a chat."
So he put back the letter in its place, and waited for his wife to come home. So soon as she made her appearance he said "You have come home early, O Hiyaku. I feel very dull and lonely this evening; let us have a little wine." And as he spoke without any semblance of anger, it never entered O Hiyaku's mind that he had seen the letter; so she went about her household duties with a quiet mind.
Acting upon this advice, he married a singing-girl, called O Hiyaku.
I must really apologize for having taken such a liberty in your absence; but, indeed, although appearances are against us, there has been nothing wrong." "Certainly," said O Hiyaku, coming to her lover's support, "Master Takaségawa is not at all to blame. It was I who invited him to drink wine; so I hope you will excuse him."
One evening, when Jiuyémon, as was his wont, had gone out to play at checkers with Kajiki Tônoshin, O Hiyaku took advantage of the occasion to go and fetch the wrestler, and invite him to a little feast; and as they were enjoying themselves over their wine, O Hiyaku said to him "Ah! Master Takaségawa, how wonderfully chance favours us! and how pleasant these stolen interviews are!
O Hiyaku, seeing this, tried to fly; but Jiuyémon, seizing her by the hair of the head, stabbed her in the bosom, and, placing her by her lover's side, gave her the death-blow.
Now this O Hiyaku, although at first she seemed very affectionately disposed towards Jiuyémon, had been, during the time that she was a singer, a woman of bad and profligate character; and at this time there was in Osaka a certain wrestler, named Takaségawa Kurobei, a very handsome man, with whom O Hiyaku fell desperately in love; so that at last, being by nature a passionate woman, she became unfaithful to Jiuyémon.
You said you liked it, so I sent to buy it on purpose. O Hiyaku! come and make a hearty meal. I will eat some presently." At this the pair looked very foolish, and knew not what to answer; at last the wrestler got up and said "I do not feel quite well. I must beg to take my leave; and, if you will allow me, I will come and accept your hospitality to-morrow instead." "Dear me!
When O Hiyaku heard the noise, she woke with a start, and roused the wrestler, saying to him in a whisper "Get up! get up! Jiuyémon has come back. You must hide as fast as possible." "Oh dear! oh dear!" said the wrestler, in a great fright; "here's a pretty mess! Where on earth shall I hide myself?" and he stumbled about in every direction looking for a hiding-place, but found none.
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