human
Whom does he seek?
gpt
Master, said Iwakura at last,
human
I ought indeed to look happy, said Fide-Yori,
gpt
What is it, my beloved prince? said Nagato;
human
I have long desired to do so. I know not what strange restraint has prevented me. I felt as if the emotion, at once so bitter and so sweet, which I now experience for the first time, should be told to no one until she who inspires it had heard my tale.
gpt
You are in love, friend; I suspected it. But why should you suffer from your love?
human
The woman I love saved my life. I never saw her but once. Her name is Omiti; that is all I know of her,
gpt
Poor dear Prince! cried Nagato;
human
Alas, no!
gpt
Do you know to what class she belongs?
human
She is the daughter of a noble, said Fide-Yori;
gpt
We will seek her together,
human
I seek her even now in the midst of this crowd. Every boat that passes, laden with women, quickens the beating of my heart.
gpt
Then you think that she lives in Osaka?
human
I hope and think so,
gpt
Then she is certainly at this festival. What young girl would stay at home to-day?
human
So I thought, friend, replied the Shogun;
gpt
Come, give me a hasty sketch of her whom you love, said Nagato,
human
She is full of exquisite grace; small; her eyes are very large; she has a childish air; her smile is a flower wet with dew.
gpt
The portrait is somewhat lacking in detail, said Iwakura, smiling.
human
Never mind; let us look for her; you are here to correct the errors that I make.