Genji, who was looking on, quickly tried to hold her back, but Onna san no miya was determined and had Suzakutei cut her hair in the early evening of the day.
傍らで見守っていた源氏も今さらながら慌てて引き留めようとしたが、女三宮の決意は固く、その宵のうちに朱雀院の手で髪を下ろしてしまった。