Ukifune’s mother decided that this Lesser Captain was, among all her daughter’s many suitors, the one whose circumstances were most acceptable. He seems steady of temperament, a man of sound judgment and refined sensibility. No matter how much I might dream, it’s unlikely that anyone of truly superior status would come to a place like this to find a bride. With that in mind, she began passing along the young man’s letters to her daughter and, whenever the occasion called for a reply, would have Ukifune write pleasing responses in turn.
