Memoirs of a Geisha Chapter 31 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • It's been five years since Sayuri saw the Chairman, and she wonders what he might look like.
  • She finds out soon when she meets him at the teahouse.
  • He's aged, but still has his dignity.
  • Pumpkin and Mameha soon arrive, and the Chairman introduces them to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Sato Noritaka.
  • Pumpkin is super-crass, and says she remembers a prostitute the Minister was once with.
  • She sounds rude, but the Minister likes her attitude.
  • The geisha and the men play a game. It's like Two Truths and a Lie, but with only one truth and one lie.
  • The Minister gets drunk, again, and seems to enjoy himself.