Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

She is so shy and retiring that she seems to hide her heart even from herself. She is of childlike purity even to a painful degree – should there be a low-minded person who would treat her ill or slander her, her spirit would be overwhelmed and she would die. Such

I sympathized with them who outwardly have no other thought but amusement, yet in reality are seeking a livelihood in great anxiety.