ukifune

うきふね
Chapter: 51Age: Age 27, SpringMain character: Kaoru

Discovering Ukifune's location, Niou disguises himself as Kaoru, gains entrance to the Uji villa, and seduces her. Ukifune finds herself swayed by Niou's fiery ardor while remaining indebted to Kaoru's serene constancy. Torn between the two competing noblemen and seeing discovery inevitable, the guilt-ridden Ukifune flees into the dark to drown herself in the turbulent Uji River.

Scenes

  1. 1At New Year Prince Niou plays with the young lord at the middle sister's; a girl running with a small pine and a basket attached to a letter from Ukifune, who is hiding her whereabouts, arrives.
  2. 2Prince Niou steals to visit Ukifune at Uji and peeks inside through a gap; Ukifune lies among the women sewing.
  3. 3Prince Niou, spending a spring day with Ukifune, draws a picture of a man and woman lying close together and shows it to her.
  4. 4In the snow Prince Niou sets Ukifune in a small boat, crosses the Uji River, and pledges love on the tangerine islet.
  5. 5At night Prince Niou, stealing into Uji, cannot enter the residence because Kaoru has set strict guards, and calls a lady out to the field to meet.
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