Evening Faces
Now genuinely ill, Genji took to his bed for one month after Yugao’s death. He had lost weight, but this only made him more handsome. He summoned Ukon one quiet evening. The autumn tints were coming over the maples. Looking out upon the garden, he asked about Yugao. Ukon told him that her father was a guard captain. After his death, To-no-Chujo was very attentive and bore a very pretty little girl. When To-no-Chujo's wife discovered her, she ran off and hid herself. (This story was told previously in the 9th graphic of chapter 2.)
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