it is possible I did not pay much attention to what Setsuko said next. In any case, it seems to me she said something like: ‘There is no doubt Father devoted the most careful thought to my brother’s upbringing. Nevertheless, in the light of what came to pass, we can perhaps see that on one or two points at least, Mother may in fact have had the more correct ideas.’ To be fair, it is possible she did not say anything quite so unpleasant.
