“The older sister was now twenty-five, the younger twenty-three,” (959). Wow! Hachinomiya‘s daughters are old maids considering the ages we‘ve seen others marry and become sexually active at in this book. #genji #genji46
Lindy True! And I recently learned that because of the way age was calculated at that time, with everyone turning one year older at New Years, a 15-year-old bride could actually be only 14 by our way of counting. 6y
Daisey I‘m reading this same chapter right now. It seems so odd to me that their father was apparently completely oblivious to the need to provide for their future until now. 6y
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