The Last Samurai (73 page)

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Authors: Helen de Witt

 
asking me ‘Are you a samurai?’ like that
…

 
what a nerve!
 

He said: What?

I said:

 
Even though I look like this, I’m a genuine samurai
.
 

I did not seem to be making much of an impression. I persevered:

 
Hey, I’ve been looking for you the whole time ever since then

 
thinking I’d like to show you this
.

 
Look at this
.

This genealogy
.

 
A genealogy belonging to my family for generations
.

 
You bastard (you’re making a fool of me)

 
Look at this. (You’re making a fool of me)

 
This is me
.

He said Ah.

He said:

 
This Kikuchiyo it talks about is you?

I said:

 
That’s right

He said:

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