Memoirs of a Geisha Chapter 10 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • Granny is dead.
  • She was electrocuted by her space heater, which she fell on, and her face melted off.
  • What a nice way to begin a chapter.
  • Many geisha come to pay their respects, including Mameha, the geisha whose kimono Chiyo vandalized at Hatsumomo's demand.
  • Mameha compliments Chiyo's eyes and sends a maid with a message a few days later.
  • Mameha wants to meet her.
  • Even though Chiyo is nervous to meet this other renowned geisha, she sneaks away to meet her.
  • Mameha wants to humiliate Hatsumomo, and she plans on doing so by making Chiyo into the best geisha ever.
  • But before they can do that, Mameha must convince Mother to let her resume geisha training.
  • Chiyo apologizes for vandalizing Mameha's kimono—even though she knows it was Hatsumomo's fault—and returns to the okiya to wait for Mameha's plan to take shape.