To
MY WIFE


[CONTENTS]

CHAPTER PAGE
IEastern Seas[1]
IIIn Kagoshima Bay[9]
IIIThe Gentleman with Two Swords[22]
IVYoritomo’s Betrothed[38]
VThe Coasts of Nippon[44]
VIA Wild Night[55]
VIIOn the Tokaido[71]
VIIIThe Geisha[86]
IXNippon’s Greetings[102]
XThe Princess Azai[117]
XIRout of the Ronins[129]
XIIEscort to the Princess[143]
XIIIThe Prince of Owari[154]
XIVBefore the Shogun[168]
XVRequital[182]
XVIMito Strikes[194]
XVIIIn the Pit of Torment[204]
XVIIIThe Shadow of Death[220]
XIXThe Garden of Azai[235]
XXLove Laughs at Locksmiths[250]
XXIJarring Counsellors[262]
XXIITea with the Tycoon[280]
XXIIILessons and Love[296]
XXIVEnsnared[310]
XXVHara-Kiri[320]
XXVIHovering Hawks[330]
XXVIISon by Adoption[344]
XXVIIIHigh Treason[352]
XXIXIntrigue[366]
XXXMy Wedding Eve[373]
XXXIIn the Power of Mito[387]
XXXIILed Out to Execution[398]
XXXIIIBared Blades[407]
XXXIVConclusion[418]

[ILLUSTRATIONS]

The Princess Azai[Frontispiece]
Page
She dropped her blue robe from her graceful shoulders[98]
A row of little pearls gleamed between her smiling red lips[126]
“Is this loyal service?” she asked[246]
Gengo struck with deadly aim[360]

THE SHOGUN’S
DAUGHTER