Homei, after coming back from his roaming in Hokkaido, got acquainted with Endo Kiyoko, lived together and married her. Immediately after they began to live together, Kiyoko took part in Seito movement. Because of his loyalty to his wife, Homei tried to understand her activity and supported Seito movement. But actually, Homei's way of thinking was far too conservative to accept those new woman's ideas. Therefore, in "The Woman Who Takes Poison" written by him in this period, he fails to express his real self. It seems that he did not want to be contradictory to his attempt to share his wife's new ideas.
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