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Gensai Murai
Kibun Daizin; Or, From Shark-Boy to Merchant Prince
Published by Good Press, 2021
EAN 4066338061706
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CHAPTER I
AN AMBITIOUS BOY
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“IF you please, sir,—”
And, attracted by a voice behind him, a well-dressed gentleman turned round and saw a boy of about thirteen or fourteen hurrying toward him,—“if you please, sir, are you the head of the Daikokuya[1]?”
ssss1.Pronounced Dy-ko-koo’ya, meaning “dry-goods house.”
“Yes, I am,” answered the gentleman, eying the boy with surprise. “What can I do for you?”
“I come from Kada-no-Ura,” said the boy, making a polite bow, “and I wish to ask you a great favor. Will you please take me into your shop as an apprentice?”
“Your request is rather a strange one,” said the gentleman, smiling. “Pray tell me why it is that you wish to come to me.”
The boy raised his head. “Oh, sir, yours is the chief business house in Kumano, and I would be so glad if I might learn under you.”