New Herbs, Part II


When the flower of lotus was full in bloom, though Murasaki was ill in bed, she could have her hair washed. It was only a rare occasion that she could raise her head a little bit. It pleased Genji very much. There were tears in his eyes. "I as almost afraid at times that I too might be dying." Though he felt no great eagerness to see the Third Princess, it was not allowed him to neglect her because of the present emperor and Suzaku Emperor.