[24] Yoko’sbrotherwouldbeworkingatthissignalstop, sosoontobeburiedunderthesnow — somehowthatfactmadethegirlmoreinterestingtoShimamura.
[25] Thegirl — , however, , , foralltheworldlikeayoungmother, canfromadistancebetakenforhiswife.
[26] , becausehehadbeenlookingatherfromastrangeangleforsolong, emotionspeculiarlyhisownhadperhapscoloredhisjudgment.
[27] , , themorehismemoryfailedhim, thefarthershefadedaway, , andinparticulartheforefinger, evennowseemeddampfromhertouch, , hebroughtthehandtohisface, ’, , andthelightshadbeenturnedoninthetrain, .
[28] Theoneeyebeitselfwasstrangelybeautiful, but, feigningatraveler’swearinessandputtinghisfacetothewindowasiftolookatthesceneryoutside, heclearedthesteamfromtherestoftheglass.
[29] Thegirlleanedattentivelyforward, , , andtheman’sheadshowedinthewindowmirroronlyasfarastheear.
[30] Sincethegirlwasthusdiagonallyoppositehim, , however, somethingcoollypiercingaboutherbeautyhadstartledShimamura, andashehastilyloweredhiseyeshehadseentheman’sashenfingersclutchingatthegirl’.
[31] Theman’sfaceinthemirrorsuggestedthefeelingofsecurityandreposeitgavehimtobeabletoresthiseyesonthegirl’, andtheotherend, pulleduptightoverhismouthlikeamask, , , automatically, sooftenthatShimamura, watchingthem, ’sfeetwerewrappedwouldslipopenandfalltothefloor, , asifthetwoofthem, quiteinsensitivetospace, meanttogoonforever, — andthatwasnodoubttheworkingofhisstrangemirror.
