"March 7. Today, for the second time this year, the key was on the ground, at the library, studying for my husband. The first time was January 4, I was entered for cleaning and I found in front of the vase of daffodils. This morning, noting that the Chinese plum flowers had faded, I went to replace them with red streaked with white camellias, and I saw the key lying in the same location. There is something behind, I thought, but when I opened the drawer and pulled out her diary, to the surprise I have seen sealed with tape, just as I had sealed my own. It was his way of saying, 'Of course, open it!'
from "The Key" by Junichiro Tanizaki, 1956
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