…as usual she invited the other ladies to come, too, but they preferred to avoid merely following her, and all stayed home. No officiously large escort accompanied her quite modest train of 20 carriages, to which this simplicity gave a charm all its own. #Genji34
(Internet image: Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1769–1825)
Lindy I can‘t tell if the author is making a joke here about the charming simplicity of 20 carriages. #GenjiExtravagance @Daisey @llwheeler @bianca @saresmoore @bookandcat @mhillis @SoniaC @batsy @KathyR @TheWordJar @Faibka @RachelO @CindyMyLifeIsLit @xicanti 5y
batsy 🤣 5y
Tanisha_A Oh man! 😂 5y
saresmoore Ha! I can‘t tell, either! 5y
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