Ashasbeensaid, , ofcourse, hewouldhavereturnedtohismaster'shouse, , andhehadbeendismissedbyhismaster, whomhehadservedmanyyears, , confinedbytherain, , .
Therain, envelopingtheRashomon, , hesawafatblackcloudimpaleitselfonthetipsofthetilesjuttingoutfromtheroofofthegate.
Hehadlittlechoiceofmeans, whetherfairorfoul, , … Hismind, aftermakingthesamedetourtimeandagain, , hewasstillunabletomusterenoughcouragetojustifytheconclusionthathemustbecomeathief.
-lacqueredcolumnwasalreadygone.
Duckinghisneck, helookedaroundthegate, , , exceptthedead, , takingcarethattheswordathissidedidnotslipoutofthescabbard, hesetfootontheloweststepofthestairs.
Afewsecondslater, halfwayupthestairs, -likeinthemiddleofthebroadstairsleadingtothetower, , , buthehadonlygoneupafewstepsbeforehenoticedafireabove, , yellow, … andinastorm?Theunknown, theevilterrifiedhim.
Asquietlyasalizard, , andstretchinghisneckasfaraspossible, hetimidlypeepedintothetower.
Asrumorhadsaid, , , , , breasts, andtorsosstoodoutinthedimlight;.
, gaunt, gray-haired, , shewaspeepingintothefaceofacorpsewhichhadlongblackhair.
Seizedmorewithhorrorthancuriosity, , terrified, shewedgedthetorchbetweentwofloorboardsand, layinghandsontheheadsofthecorpse, begantopulloutthelonghairsonebyone, .
