Page 20 of After the Banquet


  You were probably right in returning to warm blood and a human vitality, and Mr. Noguchi right too in returning to lofty ideals and beautiful principles. It may seem cruel of me to say it, but in the eyes of an outsider, everything has found its place, the birds have all returned to their nests.

  This winter seems unusually warm, but I hope that you will please not neglect your health. After all the terrible mental and physical exhaustion you have experienced, you will be kept very busy now by your work at the Setsugoan. The pressure of work will undoubtedly serve to distract you, but I hope that you will be as careful as possible about your health.

  I shall be delighted to be present on the night of the reopening.

  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Table of Contents

  Copyright

  About the Author

  By Yukio Mishima

  Dedication

  Contents

  After the Banquet

  1. The Setsugoan

  2. The Kagen Club

  3. Mrs. Tamaki’s Opinion

  4. The Leisured Companions

  5. Kazu’s Interpretation of Love

  6. Before the Departure

  7. The Omizutori Ceremony in Nara

  8. The Wedding

  9. The So-called “New Life”

  10. Important Visitors

  11. “The New Life”—The Real Thing

  12. Collision

  13. An Obstacle in the Path of Love

  14. The Election at Last

  15. Election Day

  16. Orchids, Oranges, Bedroom

  17. A Grave in the Evening Clouds

  18. After the Banquet

  19. Before the Banquet

 


 

  Yukio Mishima, After the Banquet

 


 

 
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