Perhaps it all came down to a name, they suggested. If Harry changed his surname to an Anglo one like theirs, he might escape suspicion. Their feelings for Harry did not waver; he was more a son than an employee. Clyde and Flossie Mount offered to legally adopt him. Touched and intrigued, Harry considered the idea, but he had to run it by his mother. Names were linked to ancient bloodlines in Japan. Adoption was employed to perpetuate a name, not disguise it; a prosperous family without an heir might adopt a son or son-in-law to prolong the line. Forfeiting Fukuhara for expedience could
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