Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . rned to flee, but Benkei was on himat once. Tearing the sword from the bandits grasp,Benkei hurled it to the end of the apartment. Theygrappled, to fall with Onikuro underneath. Dog of athief , growled Benkei. His knee on the robbers chesthe examined his metazashi, the edge of which was hackedlike a saw from parrying the thrusts of the Never mind ; it was too good to use on you. One wayis as good a
Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . rned to flee, but Benkei was on himat once. Tearing the sword from the bandits grasp,Benkei hurled it to the end of the apartment. Theygrappled, to fall with Onikuro underneath. Dog of athief , growled Benkei. His knee on the robbers chesthe examined his metazashi, the edge of which was hackedlike a saw from parrying the thrusts of the Never mind ; it was too good to use on you. One wayis as good as another . He grasped the robbers headwith both hands. The despairing eyes of Onikuro startedfrom their sockets. Twist, turn, twist, grunt—and Benkeiliterally tore the head of the dying thief from his he turned with the gory trophy to meet theastonished gaze of Genba and his ronin. No longerhearing sounds of the strife they had ventured forth tofind out the result of the battle. Genba did not under-rate the feat performed almost * Fox and badger {kitsune and tanuki) are supposed to be favouritedisguises for malicious and evil spirits. Cf Chamberlains ThingsJapanese. RISES TO THE OCCASION AND ONlKURO. MUSASHI-BO BENKEI : 257 under his own eyes. He quickly grasped the importantfeature of the affair ; that the most dangerous robber bandoperating near Miyako had been nearly the sixteen men who had poured through the gate lessthan an hour before, ten lay dead, sprawled through theapartments. Two others meekly held out their necks toreceive the finishing stroke. As there could be no in-convenient questioning from Eokuhara these witnesseswere quickly disposed of. Four of the thieves had escap-ed, more or less injured. You are indeed a wonderfulman; Onikuro, Oniwaka, he said mischievously, butwith genuine admiration. Genba if stingy was service received he duly paid. The mendicant priestwas one man; the conqueror in single combat ofOni
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