Chapter 17 THE RAINY SEASON

Fugu-jiru no

Ware ikite ir

Ne-zame kana!

Poisonous delicacies (last night)!

I awake

And I am still alive.

Geoffrey Barrington tried not to worry about Yaé Smith; and, of course, he did not mention the episode of the Great Buddha either to his wife or to Reggie Forsyth. He did not exactly feel ashamed of the incident; but he realis