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SCENE FROM A DRAMA by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER

First Line: THE DAIMYO AND THE COURTESAN
Last Line: NERVOUSLY FINGERING HIS SWORD.
Subject(s): JAPAN; THEATER & THEATERS; JAPANESE; STAGE LIFE;
The daimyo and the courtesan
Compliment each other.

He invites her to walk out through the maples,
She half refuses, hiding fear in her heart.

Far in the shadow
The daimyo's attendant waits,
Nervously fingering his sword.



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