A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)
Yôko Minamida: Otama
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Osan : I'm going to talk to my husband and have him forgive you.
Otama : No. The master isn't going to forgive me.
Osan : Why not?
Otama : I didn't want to cause you any worry, Madam. So I kept quiet, but... The fact is... The master wants...
Osan : What does he want?
Otama : He wants to buy me clothes. He wants to buy a house for me. He does dirty things. I couldn't take it anymore. I told him a lie. I said I was engaged to Mohei. So he has a grudge against me, and that's why...
Osan : What are you saying?
Otama : Now he's put me in a defenseless position. I'm sure he's going to come here again tonight.
Osan : Come here? Sneak into your bedroom? Really? Does he do such things?
Otama : Yes. Many times already.
Osan : How dare he... How dare he accuse others of adultery and illicit affairs. He won't lend a single mon to his own family in distress. But he wants to buy a house for you?