as prince toyonari had no son, he adopted a younger son of one of the court nobles to be his heir, and to marry his daughter hase-hime, and in a few years the marriage took place. hase-hime lived to a good old age, and all said that she was the wisest, most devout, and most beautiful mistress that had ever reigned in prince toyonari's ancient house. she had the joy of presenting her son, the future lord of the family, to her father just before he retired from active life.