The Artist Of The Floating World

Question 1

you may still

Answer 1

you may still gain an impression of how picturesque it once was. But no doubt you will notice too the cobwebs and mould that I have not been able to keep out.

Question 2

You may gather

Answer 2

you may gather from such recollections that our devotion to our teacher and to his principles was fierce and total…once the shortcomings of an influence have become obvious - to be critical of a teacher who fosters such a climate

Question 3

I smiled

Answer 3

I smiled to myself as I watched these young office workers from my bench…I feel a certain nostalgia for the past and the district as it used to be…One can only wish these young people well.

Question 4

For all its steady fall

Answer 4

For all its steady fall, the snow had settled only very lightly on the shrubs and branches…a breeze shook a branch…shaking off most of the snow. Only the stone lantern at the back of the garden had a substantial cap of white on it.