- Matsugoro: If I were a man of some learning I could be of help to you. But I'm just a rickshaw man. I'm useless to you.
- Yoshiko Yoshioka: I long for the day that Toshio is on his own. And I hope he'll marry a nice woman. So I can feel at ease.
- [Matsugoro bursts into silent tears]
- Yoshiko Yoshioka: But Toshio doesn't seem to care at all about such worries of mine. It feels unrewarding to be a mother.
- [Matsugoro continues crying in silence. Yoshiko sees him]
- Yoshiko Yoshioka: Matsugoro, what's wrong? Is something the matter?
- [Matsugoro, ashamed, stumbles away]