Chapter fifteen Hnatsumomo smiled when she was happy, like everybody else; and she was never happier than when she was about to make someone suffer. This is why she wore such a beautiful smile on her face when she said: “Oh, my goodness! What a peculiar coincidence. Why, it’s a novice! I really shouldn’t tell […]

CHƯƠNG 15 Khi Hatsumono sung sướng, cô ta cười như mọi người khác, và khi cô ta sắp làm cho người khác đau khổ, cô ta lại càng sung sướng hơn bao giờ hết. Cho nên cô ta đã cười rất rạng rỡ khi nói: – Ôi trời! Cuộc hội ngộ mới tình cờ làm […]

Chapter fourteen I’ve heard it said that the week in which a young girl prepares for her debut as an apprentice geisha is like when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. It’s a charming idea; but for the life of me I can’t imagine why anyone ever thought up such a thing. A caterpillar has […]