Hansei has returned, and had many terrible stories to tell.
It seems to me as if our lives and destinies were nothing more than shadows playing on the wall.
Hansei was deeply affected when he said to us:
"Yes, all my sins came back to me, and I felt as if I were doing penance when I pronounced judgment on others. It's nothing but good luck that prevents us from falling into sinful ways and keeps us off of the anxious bench."
(Sunday, May 28th.)--The grandmother is dead.
I cannot write of it. My hand seems as if paralyzed.
She kissed my eyes and said: "I kiss your eyes, and hope they may never weep again."
Two hours before her death, she said to Hansei: