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is an unspeakable act
that can in no way be excused.
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However...
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the manner in which
the House of Iyi handled the matter...
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surely left a great deal to be desired.
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If a samurai risks shame and ridicule
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to beg for a day or two's grace,
he must surely have good reason.
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A simple inquiry
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as to the reason for the request
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would have told so much...
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yet with this many
witnesses present...
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not a single one among you
had the consideration to ask.
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His wife lay gasping for breath,
on the very verge of death,
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while his beloved son burned with fever,
in dire need of a doctor.
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Motome no doubt wished
to explain the situation to me,
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make whatever last effort
he could for his son
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before turning all further care
over to me,
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and then return here
to the House of Iyi.
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Hanshiro Tsugumo!
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Enough of your self-serving excuses!
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What?
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As to Motome Chijiiwa -
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the circumstances that drove him here
were no doubt complex.
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But it was he who declared
his wish to commit harakiri.
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What followed upon that request
may not have been what he intended,
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but he reaped
what he himself sowed.
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He was in no position to complain,
or to blame or condemn anyone.
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At that point,
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his was but to cast all else aside
and die a magnificent death.