coming into blossom, and a feast was given to celebrate the occasion. The weather was

cess Wistaria (now Empress) on the one side, and the Niogo of Kokiden, the mother of the Heir-apparent on the other; the latter ha

commenced, and they began picking up the rhymes. The turn came in due course

and announcements[76] both of Genji and his brother-in-law were elegant and graceful, as might be expected; but among those who followed there were not a few who showed awkwardness, this being

e moment putting on his head a wreath of flowers. Upon this Genji stood up, and waving his sleeves, danced a little. T?-no-Chi?ji? was next requested by the Emperor to do the same thing, and he danced the "Willow Flower Gardens" most elaborately, and was honored by the Emperor with a present o

uite tranquil, and over them th

nd came up by the side of the corridor of Kokiden. He noticed a small private door standing open. It seems that the Niogo was in her upper chamber at the

i waited her approach, and caught her by the sleeve. It made her start. "Who are you?" she exclaimed. "Don't be alarmed," he replied, and gently led her back to the corridor. He then added, "Let us look out on the moonlight together." She w

r reckless. The girl, on the other hand, was still very young, but she was

ose I wish to write to you hereafter?" But she gave no decided answer; so Genji, a

hat one of them was married to a Prince, one of his own relations, and another to his brother-in-law, T?-no-Chi?ji?. He was perfectly sure t

compromise myself, and her father becomes tr

rry. On it was a picture representing the pale moon coming

de the following, and kept it carefully, with

love has l

tis hid I c

n vain, in

spot where i

was to be succeeded by the Wistaria flower-feast. The height of the flower season was past, but there were two cherry-trees, besides the Wistaria in the gardens, which blos

ing. When the day came Genji did not arrive early. Udaijin sent by one of his so

of my home were

o long a time hav

go. "Ah!" said the latter, smiling, "This is from a great personage. Yo

go, and made his appearan

ilight fell around, Genji affected to be influenced by the saké he had taken, left the party, and went to that part of the Palace where

with whom he was not acquainted. He was certain that the one he wished to ascertain about was among them, but from the darkness of the advancing evening he was unable to distinguish her. He adopted a devi

nge Ishi-kawa!" One only said nothing, but looked down, and thus betraye

TNO

d, the subject, and then writes different words on pieces of paper and places them on a table in the gardens, folded up. Two of these are first pi

taken his paper, to read it aloud, and also

little glaring, and is specially attributed to

nding to the Gembuk in the case of boys. These princesses were the daughters of the Niogo of

f a well-kn