As free as one in life. You are bound to the tree as one might be bound to his body in a dream—but you may wander as one wanders in a dream—free until the waking—then when the tree suffers, you shall suffer. Though you be leagues away, you shall suffer.—But first you shall dream.—Now you are to be the daughter of Obaa-San.

AOYAGI

Oi!

THE GAKI

Do not call yet.—You are to wed the first young man who passes here and you are to follow him.

AOYAGI

But—Obaa-San?

THE GAKI

She shall feed me with her new-made misery.

AOYAGI