At this time Tadahiko was prepared for execution like Shoin YOSHIDA, and Imperial Prince Taruhito, imagining that this would be the last farewell, sent off with tears.
このとき忠彦は吉田松陰のごとき刑死を覚悟し、熾仁親王も今生の別れと思い込んで涙を流して見送った。