human
A burning shock of desire to give was the instant response of the girl's heart--desire over powering, yet hopeless, since she owned nothing, unless the veriest trifle saved from her wages. But the longing remains, leaves her no rest. In the night she thinks; asks herself questions which the dead answer for her.
gpt
What can I give that the sorrow of the August may cease?
human
Thyself, respond voices without sound.
gpt
But can I? she queries wonderingly.
human
Thou hast no living parent, they reply;
gpt
human
And in what place? she asks.
gpt
Saikyō, answer the silent voices;
human
Please to make it very sharp, says Yuko, giving the kamiyui a very small razor (article indispensable of a lady's toilet);
gpt
She unfolds a freshly bought newspaper and looks for the latest news from the capital; while the shop-folk gaze curiously, wondering at the serious pretty manner which forbids familiarity. Her face is placid like a child's; but old ghosts stir restlessly in her heart, as she reads again of the Imperial sorrow.
human
I also wish it were the hour, is her answering thought.
gpt
But we must wait.