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Motome no doubt wished
to explain the situation to me,
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make whatever last effort
he could for his son
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before turning all further care
over to me,
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and then return here
to the House of Iyi.
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Hanshiro Tsugumo!
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Enough of your self-serving excuses!
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What?
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As to Motome Chijiiwa -
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the circumstances that drove him here
were no doubt complex.
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But it was he who declared
his wish to commit harakiri.
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What followed upon that request
may not have been what he intended,
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but he reaped
what he himself sowed.
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He was in no position to complain,
or to blame or condemn anyone.
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At that point,
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his was but to cast all else aside
and die a magnificent death.
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To face death without wavering -
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that is truly the way of the samurai.
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But what did this man do?
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He cravenly asked
for a day or two's grace.
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One might well accuse him
of having gone mad!
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True enough.
1:38:19
Motome had indeed gone mad.
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But I say good for him!
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I praise him for it.
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He may have been a samurai,
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but he was also
a man of flesh and blood.
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He could not live on air alone.
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When he has reached
the point of no return,
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even a man as strong as Motome
will go mad trying to protect his family,
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and I would praise him for it.
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They'll call him "the bamboo ronin."
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Not only samurai, but townspeople, too,
will scoff at his wavering.
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But let them laugh all they want.