PART ONE

THE TRAGEDY OF THE NIKKO ROAD

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I. The Road to Nikko 5

II. The Blind One 11

III. The Lost One 20

IV. Amidst the Hills 25

V. The Tea House of the Tortoise 31

VI. The Dreamer and the Dragon 44

VII. How Campanula Brought Fortune to the House of the Tortoise—and Other Things 54

VIII. The Surprising Story of Momotaro—Akudogi and Spotted Dog 61

IX. The House of the Clouds 71

X. Of MousmÈs and Other Things 82

PART TWO

THE MASSACRE OF THE BLUE-BELLS

XI. The Dream 91

XII. The Foreign Devils 101

XIII. The Monastery Garden 107

XIV. Nagasaki by Night 119

XV. M'Gourley's Love Affair 124

XVI. The Philosophy of Evil 135

XVII. The House by Night 141

XVIII. Mostly about Flowers 151

XIX. The Stork and the Tortoise 172

XX. The Song of the Mushi 183

XXI. M'Gourley's Love Affair 194

XXII. The Complete Geographer 206

XXIII. The Struggle 213

XXIV. George Du Telle 223

XXV. Retrospection 232

PART THREE

THE BROKEN LATH

XXVI. The Broken Lath 241

XXVII. The "Empress of Japan" 247

XXVIII. M'Gourley's Love Affair 262

XXIX. The Garden-Party 268

XXX. The False Report 280

XXXI. Farewell 284

XXXII. Her House in Order 292

XXXIII. The "La France" 296

XXXIV. Amidst the Azaleas 302

XXXV. Bon Matsuri 307