The chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when the narrator and his wife are on their way to the theater to watch a play. They are interrupted by the arrival of a servant from the duke's residence. The servant is the son of the prince's young master, and the narrator explains that the servant is waiting for his master's son to arrive. The young master has requested the narrator's help in arranging a play for him. The narrator is confused by the meaning of the play, which is called "Buddha on a Lotus Pad."
The chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when the narrator and his wife are on their way to the theater to watch a play. They are interrupted by the arrival of a servant from the duke's residence. The servant is the son of the prince's young master, and the narrator explains that the servant is waiting for his master's son to arrive. The young master has requested the narrator's help in arranging a play for him. The narrator is confused by the meaning of the play, which is called "Buddha on a Lotus Pad."