Part 7, Chapter 27: The Sheep Professor Eats All, Tells All and Part 7, Chapter 28: Farewell to the Dolphin Hotel Summary

The owner tells the couple of the difficult life of his father, the Sheep professor. He was born into a poor farming family but was scholastically skilled, and excelled in music. He went to the Imperial University, graduated at the top of his class, and went into the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as an elite. He was sent to develop a plan for Ovine productivity in Japan and went on a site observation tour. In July of 1935, he left on horseback and did not return for a week. He claimed he had been lost, but rumors began to spread that he had enjoyed a special relationship with a sheep. When...