"Ah!... That being the case, I must again speak to the other party; and I shall honourably consult with you after I have seen him."
So saying, the man went away.
Next evening the man came again,—this time with the wife of Okada-Shi[3] [a friend of the family],—and said:—
"The other party is satisfied;—so, if you are willing, the match can be made."
Father replied:—
"As the two are, both of them, shichi-séki-kin ["seven-red-metal">[,[4] they should have the same nature;—so I think that no harm can come of it."
The match-maker asked:—
"Then how would it be to arrange for the miai[5] ["see-meeting">[ to-morrow?"
Father said:—
"I suppose that everything really depends upon the En [karma-relation formed in previous states of existence].... Well, then, I beg that you will honourably meet us to-morrow evening at the house of Okada."