...literally " wave-men," that is, wanderers, fellows without a lord and without a home. This was in the mouth of April, 1701. So far the first act. Act two is the...down their lives in the attempt. The difficulty is to elude1 the vigilance of the government. For mark one curious point : the vendetta, though imperatively...

...majesty by a private brawl, was a crime punishable with death and confiscation. Asano was condemned to perform harakiri that very evening, his castle...custom, was forbidden by law, somewhat as duelling now is in certain Western countries. Not to take vengeance on an enemy involved social ostracism. On...

...declared extinct, and all the members of his clan disbanded : — in Japanese parlance they became RSnins, literally " wave-men," that is, wanderers, fellows...custom, was forbidden by law, somewhat as duelling now is in certain Western countries. Not to take vengeance on an enemy involved social ostracism. On...

...was in the month of April, 1701. So far the first act. Act two is the vengeance. Oishi Kuranosukc, the senior retainer of the dead Daimyo, determines...custom, was forbidden by law, somewhat as duelling now is in certain Western countries. Not to take vengeance on an enemy involved social ostracism. On...

...the first act. Act two is the vengeance. Oishi Kuranosuke, the senior retainer of the dead DaimyS, determines to revenge him, and consults with forty-six...custom, was forbidden by law, somewhat as duelling now is in certain Western countries. Not to take vengeance on an enemy involved social ostracism. On...

...Daimyo, determines to revenge him and consults with forty-six others of his most trusty fellow lieges as to the ways and means. All are willing to lay down...prescribed by custom, was forbidden by law, somewhat as dueling now is in certain Western countries. Not to take vengence on an enemy involved social ostracism....