ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about a man called Pak Hyok, who is a cousin of Pak Hun, who lost his father Pak Yongje. Hyok said, "Yesterday at my father's grave and all last night. He has to take care of something before he leaves". Hun sensed a desperate resolve in his cousin's voice. Hyok was swept into a muddy eddy and was struggling desperately to keep his head above water when Tosop reached him. Hun stood watching his cousin until he disappeared around the bend at the crossroads. Suddenly he realized that this may be the last time he ever saw Hyok. His heart ached at the thought. Hyok was going to come back and kill Tosop at five tomorrow. This is one of the stories written by the Korean writer of the 20th century, Hwang Sun-won. Hwang Sun-won is an artist of consummate delicacy and subtlety, and his writing is marked by keen psychological insight and steely asceticism.
