This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...honourable retainers of Asano Takumi no Kami, now ronins, and we are about to break into the house of Kotsuke no Suke, that we may avenge the death of our master." The people had begun to swarm upon the roofs of the neighbouring houses, with lanterns and torches, but, upon learning the true situation, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...honourable retainers of Asano Takumi no Kami, now ronins, and we are about to break into the house of Kotsuke no Suke, that we may avenge the death of our master." The people had begun to swarm upon the roofs of the neighbouring houses, with lanterns and torches, but, upon learning the true situation, so little respect and fellowship did they have for the doomed noble that not one offered to lift a hand in his defence. Kuranosuke had issued his order sitting on a stool before the house of their intended victim, and his followers, uniting in one body at this time, a dash was made to capture their victim. At the entrance to the dwelling of Kotsuke no Suke, they were met by three of his valiant retainers, when they hesitated about doing them harm. "How is this?" demanded Kuranosuke. "Are you to be stopped by three men, when you have all sworn vengeance on the head of him who rests within? You are cowards not, worth the waste of time. Stand aside, and let Chikara, the boy, attack them, and die if his strength be not equal to the task of overpowering them." Chikara needed no second bidding to do this, and he quickly engaged one of the defenders in hand-to-hand combat, while a couple of his companions opened battle with the others. The boy soon found himself hard-pressed by the stalwart man-soldier, and he was obliged to retreat backward into the garden, where he inadvertently fell into a pond. No assistance was offered him, but the brave boy needed no aid. Fancying that he had finished him, as he saw him fall, the tall soldier turned to go to the assistance of his comrades, when Chikara sprang up and ended his career then and there. The other two defenders of the noble having been despatched by this time, the whole...
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