The Pier part 4
The noon-gun of the city of Yokohama resounds. With this as a signal, the ship, from the hold of which for some time a...
The Pier part 3
Peeping into the room she finds two beds, under which the familiar packages and trunks are deposited. Her husband is standing before one of...
The Pier part 2
While walking slowly, she sees her husband and the viscount, his companion, crossing the gangplank and entering the ship.
The group of people looking after...
The Pier part 1
Mori Ogwai (1860—1932)
Mori Ogwai, who was at one time army surgeon general, was one of the most distinguished Japanese literary men. He has been...
The Attendant`s Confession part 9
During this time there was much talk of the colonel. People came and told me tales about him, but without observing the priest`s moderation....
The Attendant`s Confession part 8
“How much was he worth?” my brother asked me.
“I don`t know, but I know that he was very wealthy.”
“Really, he`s proved that he was...
The Attendant`s Confession part 7
We went out. Once in the street the passing from semi-obscurity to day-light dazed me and I staggered. I began to fear that it...
The Attendant`s Confession part 6
Before daybreak I bandaged the wounds that I had received in the lace. Then only did I pluck up enough courage to return to...
The Attendant`s Confession part 5
It seemed to me that I saw faces grinning on the walls; I heard muffled voices. The cries of the victim, the shrieks before...
The Attendant`s Confession part 4
Very probably my chance was approaching. The colonel was rapidly getting worse. He made his will, the notary receiving almost as many insults as...
