CONTENTS
PART ONETHE TRAGEDY OF THE NIKKO ROADCHAPTERPAGEI.The Road to Nikko5II.The Blind One11III.The Lost One20IV.Amidst the Hills25V.The Tea House of the Tortoise31VI.The Dreamer and the Dragon44VII.How Campanula Brought Fortune to the House of the Tortoise—and Other Things54VIII.The Surprising Story of Momotaro—Akudogi and Spotted Dog61IX.The House of the Clouds71X.Of Mousmés and Other Things82PART TWOTHE MASSACRE OF THE BLUE-BELLSXI.The Dream91XII.The Foreign Devils101XIII.The Monastery Garden107XIV.Nagasaki by Night119XV.M’Gourley’s Love Affair124XVI.The Philosophy of Evil135XVII.The House by Night141XVIII.Mostly about Flowers151XIX.The Stork and the Tortoise172XX.The Song of the Mushi183XXI.M’Gourley’s Love Affair194XXII.The Complete Geographer206XXIII.The Struggle213XXIV.George Du Telle223XXV.Retrospection232PART THREETHE BROKEN LATHXXVI.The Broken Lath241XXVII.The “Empress of Japan”247XXVIII.M’Gourley’s Love Affair262XXIX.The Garden-Party268XXX.The False Report280XXXI.Farewell284XXXII.Her House in Order292XXXIII.The “La France”296XXXIV.Amidst the Azaleas302XXXV.Bon Matsuri307
PART ONE
THE TRAGEDY OF THE NIKKO ROAD
CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Road to Nikko5
II.The Blind One11
III.The Lost One20
IV.Amidst the Hills25
V.The Tea House of the Tortoise31
VI.The Dreamer and the Dragon44
VII.How Campanula Brought Fortune to the House of the Tortoise—and Other Things54
VIII.The Surprising Story of Momotaro—Akudogi and Spotted Dog61
IX.The House of the Clouds71
X.Of Mousmés and Other Things82
PART TWO
THE MASSACRE OF THE BLUE-BELLS
XI.The Dream91
XII.The Foreign Devils101
XIII.The Monastery Garden107
XIV.Nagasaki by Night119
XV.M’Gourley’s Love Affair124
XVI.The Philosophy of Evil135
XVII.The House by Night141
XVIII.Mostly about Flowers151
XIX.The Stork and the Tortoise172
XX.The Song of the Mushi183
XXI.M’Gourley’s Love Affair194
XXII.The Complete Geographer206
XXIII.The Struggle213
XXIV.George Du Telle223
XXV.Retrospection232
PART THREE
THE BROKEN LATH
XXVI.The Broken Lath241
XXVII.The “Empress of Japan”247
XXVIII.M’Gourley’s Love Affair262
XXIX.The Garden-Party268
XXX.The False Report280
XXXI.Farewell284
XXXII.Her House in Order292
XXXIII.The “La France”296
XXXIV.Amidst the Azaleas302
XXXV.Bon Matsuri307