How It All Goes Down
- Mameha visits the okiya to have a little chat with Mother.
- Chiyo eavesdrops on the visit.
- Inside Mother's room, Mameha tells Mother that she wants to make Chiyo her "younger sister" (11.40).
- Mother drives a hard bargain, though, so Mameha makes a bet.
- If Chiyo manages to repay all her debts by the time she's twenty, Mother will pay Mameha double everything Chiyo made.
- But if Chiyo fails, Mameha will make nothing. Zilch. Nada. Zippo.