Hirayama fell asleep with Kichiei, a geisha who belonged to a geisha house named Kikyoya and had been a long-time intimate partner with Hirayama, in a ten-mat room located in the inner part of the residence.
平山は桔梗屋の芸妓吉栄とかねてから馴染で、奥の十畳間で吉栄と同衾して寝入った。