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It was sealed, but he discovered upon the outside a curious writing which he could not make out. In fact, Kimaga could not read at all. He was very poorly educate. "But Kimaga was charm by the grace and beauty of the writing. Though he could not read it, it fascinated his eyes. He decided to keep it, making no attempt to find the rightful owner.
"'It is enough that I know, said the man. 'Three days I allow you. If by then the letter has not been placed on the altar of the war-god, in the shrine of Samiya, then you will be assassinated. "With that the man went away. "Kimaga was now almos' dead with fright. For the first day he did nothing but weep. The second day he put on mourning and set his affairs in order.
His name was Kimaga, and he was much respected by all who knew him, for he was painstakingly devoted to his aged and mos' honorable parents. By trade he was a maker of vases a what you call him a potter. "One day while Kimaga was walking upon the road, he saw before him on the ground a letter. He picked it up.
You have a letter which does not belong to you. Give it to me. "'Does it belong to you? asked Kimaga, his desire putting armor on his fear. "'That is not to be asked, replied the man. 'I am samurai. For the glory of Nippon you mus' give me the letter. "But Kimaga did not wish to let the letter go. 'How do you know that I have it? he said. 'You have not seen it.
But when he got to the place and looked for a last time at the writing, it give him such longing to keep it that he thrust it into his breast again and hurried back to his shop. "That night a man came to see Kimaga. "'Are you Kimaga, the maker of vases? he said. "Kimaga, all trembling, replied that he was. "'Then, said the man, 'I have come to you with high purpose.
His head had been severed from his body." The minister stopped and sat back in his chair. "How awful!" exclaimed the woman who had asked for a story. "Not so," said the minister affably. "In serving my country, such things mus' be done. Kimaga should have given the letter. Don't you think so, Mr. Orme?" The parable was quite clear to Orme. He understood the threat.
But they also knew that the relations between Nippon and China at the time were of such a strain that their government, not wishing to give cause of war, would hesitate to punish the Chinese spy. "In the meantime Kimaga had become so enamor of the letter that he could not bear to let it go out of his possession. When he was alone he would feast his eyes upon the beautiful writing.
Sons of noble houses have been executed for assassinating secret enemies of Nippon, and they have met this fate as their oath demanded. "Members of this secret service knew about this letter of the Chinese spy. They knew, also, that it had been lost, and before long they learned that Kimaga had picked it up. How they learned all this does not matter.
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