Third-rate fraud / 三流の詐欺師 No.40

Greed for terrible money / 凄まじい金銭欲

The wedding ceremony was held at the church close to the parents' house. The banquet introduced the restaurant of the acquaintance and the relative approximately 30 participated and finished it without back rent.

It was approached with the consultation that I did not want to hear at the same time as I was invited to the housewarming of the house by Merylyn which became Mrs. Nagatani on March 2 when I greeted the New Year.

I remained, but Nagatani says 50,000 pesos if I settle a debt for money paid to mother when I touch a story in Nagatani because I do not want to return it.

The poverty of the heart would let you speak of the true intention, and, for the girlfriend who compared financial power with the chastity of the woman of Nagatani, such thing might be quite a proper act.

However, I was desperate, and I controlled that I changed, and the impulse that wanted to cry for a sense of guilt that an opening in a fence had looked in the private parts which you must not touch so badly went to a more ferocious feelings.

There was the similar experience several times so far, but I have felt seeming to plan a crime when deeply attached to money like this.

結婚式は実家近くの教会で行われました。披露宴は知り合いのレストランを紹介し、三十人ほどの親族が参加し滞りなく済ませました。

初春を迎えた３月２日、長谷夫人となったＭｅｒｙｌｙｎから、家の新築祝いに招待されると同時に、耳にしたくなかった相談を持ち掛けられたのです。

長谷氏から母親に支払われた金で借金を清算したら五万ペソ余ったが、返したくないので長谷に話を付けてくれと云うのです。

心の貧しさが本音を口にさせたのであろうし、長谷氏の財力と女の命を秤にかけた彼女には、これしきの事は至極当然の行為だったかも知れない。

然し私は、触れてはいけない恥部を垣間覗いてしまった罪悪感で、無性に叫びたい衝動が、より凶暴な感情へと変わり行くのを必死で抑えていた。

これまでに同じ様な経験は何度かあったが、これ程まで金銭に執着されると私が罪を犯している様な気分になってしまったのです。