A BOX OF DEMONS : Page 146
"Oh, thank you, thank you, Suzume-San," said the old man.
"Please," said the princess, "don't thank me. You did me a great kindness. The saying is more than 'one kindness deserves another.' It should be: 'One kindness deserves a greater/ Good-by, my kindly old man."
"Good-by, good-by," cried the old man, "good-by, my Suzume-San!"
The princess and her handmaiden move slowly off right. The song of the sparrow drifts back, then becomes music. The old man looks wonderingly at his pearl, then turns slowly to his wife.
Curtain.