“The Lives of the Eight Dogs of the Satomi of Southern Fusa” in “Eight Dogs, or Hakkenden”
The Lives of the Eight Dogs of the Satomi of Southern Fusa
Volume III
Table of Contents
Book I, Chapter XXI:
Gakuzō, spying, complements Shino;
Inuzuka, yearning, gazes on a plum
Same Book, Chapter XXII:
Hamaji, in secret, mourns her relations;
Nukasuke, in sickness, yearns for his child
Book II, Chapter XXIII:
Inuzuka undertakes a righteous commission;
Aboshi sells reckless songs
Same Book, Chapter XXIV:
The go-between Gobaiji persuades the Estatesman;
The deceiver Hikiroku goes fishing at Kaniwa
Book III, Chapter XXV:
Hamaji, being filled with passion, testifies of her wretchedness;
Gakuzō, having denounced wickedness, returns to his master’s house
Same Book, Chapter XXVI:
Toying with his power, a venal official demands a wedding night;
Playing at death, a stubborn father offers an additional drink
Book IV, Chapter XXVII:
Samojirō steals a new bride in the night;
The Jakumaku Adept immolates himself on Marutsuka in full view
Same Book, Chapter XXVIII:
Cursing her enemy, Hamaji dies with her chastity;
Recognizing his kin, Tadatomo speaks of the past
Book V, Chapter XXIX:
Twin beads switch with one another, and Gakuzō recognizes his like;
Two enemies meet one another, and a righteous servant repays their hatefulness
Same Book, Chapter XXX:
Atop the Hōryū Pavilion, Shino engages in bloody battle;
Beside the Bandō River, Kenpachi displays his courage
XXX Chapters total, of which Chapters I through XX are contained in the two Volumes previously printed.