Kudayu. Now, Master Bannai, please, get in.
Bannai. You are old; please, get in.
Kudayu. Then, by your leave.
Recitative. He gets in.
Bannai. By the bye, Master Kudayu, I hear Kanpei’s wife is in service here. Do you not know her? Master Kudayu, Master Kudayu.
Recitative. He receives no answer.
Bannai. This is strange!
Recitative. He lifts the screen of the palanquin and sees inside a fair-sized stepping-stone.
Bannai. What is this? Has Kudayu turned into a Matsura[4] Sayo-hime?
