When a novelist Shigure HASEGAWA saw Momosuke and Sadayakko at an early old age, in surprise he described them as 'they are still like a pair of lovers who enjoy dreamlike love.'
作家の長谷川時雨は、初老にさしかかった桃介と貞奴を見かけた折に「まだ夢のやうな恋を楽しんでいる恋人同士のやう」だと驚き、記している。