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Id by happy to,Shunshuke said. In truth he had no desire to visit Henry, but not being asked

along had hurt his pride. When Tokiko asked him to help her with the shopping, he was relieved.

(pg8).

Ever since Michiyo had become their maid, the Miwa household looked worse than ever.

Shunsuke, the man of the house, was not pleased. The living room was a mess from the nightbefore, and Michiyo, instead of straightening it up, was having tea in the kitchen with his wife,

Tokiko, talking and laughing." (pg1)

Quit if you like, but remember, I fired you. Youre leaving because I told you to get out. Its got

nothing to do with my wife. From now own, I give the orders here. Shunsuke spoke loudly so

that Tokiko would hear. (pg 14)

He observed all of this anew, as if with the eyes of a creator, and he was amazed at the

wholeness of this person who no longer clung to him, who was now independent of him.

Shunsuke wanted to escape from this state of mind ( pg 23)

This is not what I wanted, he thought; what he wanted was for her to express herself gently andto have the attitude of a compliant wife willing to go along with her husbands decisions. (pg25)

Thats not what Im talking about. You ruin every chance a woman has to feel happy. Thats

what I mean What shocked him, however werent Tokikos words but the fact she had dared to

speak them (pg 25)

Shunsuke stood alongside her bed, as if rooted there, gazing at her until she gestured

impatiently that he leave her alone. He had stood there because he was filled to bursting with the

urge to put his arms around her and embrace her. But he also wanted to ask her when she was

going to get up, to say that a housewife without a maid couldnt behave this way. (pg41)

Its the same as always. You tell me that I should listen to you, that you will give the orders, but

its impossible to trust you. (page45)

What he wanted was to shut Tokiko up in the house, so that she would think only about him and

the children, but of course he didnt say so. (page53)

Her coming up with an idea out of the blue like this could be detrimental to the family

Shunsuke thought, but if this kept her engaged and enthusiastic, and if she depended on him for

support, then it would be fine. It would make her think about him (pg53)

I hope my husband makes a lot of money, since we had to borrow a lot to build this house. Just

maintaining it is pretty expensive. (page 69) Show that youre confident and act like the man of the house,-Tokiko (pg 70) in response to

George coming to visit

Shunsuke tried to compose himself. He must not make Tokiko angry, because if he does,

everything will go down the drain, all of the effort he put in since the affair, all of the hard work

he put in the house If that happened he wouldnt know how he could go on living (pg 73)

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Well its important that I look like the head of the household, isnt it? Shunshuke pg 74

Why in thn the world does the old man want to make pickles this year Ryoichi asked Masako ..

Hes just trying to make more work for you and me. but why would that upset madam?

Because hes useless, Ryoichi said (pg85)

Ryoichi needs to feel unhappy, Shunsuke thought that is the only way this household with staytogether. (pg 86)

Dont forget to treat your wife well Mr. Shimizu. I know, answered Shimizu seriously. Its

no good to do it when its to late like my husband here. Its when the children are young we

women need husbands at home. (pg96)

At your age, you should be on your own. You ought to be ready to leave home, to be

independent. Your mothers death wil be an opportunity to grow up(pg 110)Shun->Ryoichi

Youre the one who sounds like Mom. And I dont care where Yamagishi is. You dont need to

concern yourself with trivial things like that. Act more like a father (Ryoichi to Shun) pg131

You are responsible for the future of the Miwas, too, my older brother, and youd better

remember that, Noriko chimed in. (pg 132)

Its worse if he has an affair, Noriko. We dont want him to forget about his responsibilities at

home. Well be in trouble if that happens, said Ryoichi (pg 133)

As I already told you, if you like my children, I think I will have affection for you, he said.

But I would be marrying you.