KITSUKE AKANO<br/><br/>After our short, and somewhat puzzling exchange near the Swords Polished gateway, Shosuro-san and I rejoined the main group of magistrates just in time to be welcomed into the House of the Water Lilies.<br/><br/>Doji-san spoke, saying the Geisha we had come to interview was not in the main room.<br/><br/><strong>"We should state our business and request her presence for an interview."</strong>I suggested to him. And to the man who seemed to lead our group, Murimoto-san.