Chapter 16 THE GREAT BUDDHA

Tsuki-yo yoshi

Tachitsu itsu netsu

Mitsu-no-hama.

The sea-shore of Mitsu!

Standing, sitting or lying

down,

How lovely is the moonlight

night!

Before the iris had quite faded, and before the azaleas of Hibiya were set ablaze-in Japan they count the months by the blossoming of the flowers-Reggie Forsyth had deserted Tokyo for