There's no doubt about what's going on here. After all was said and done (and in the Yoshiwara that "all" was considerable with respect to the ritual, clothing, demeanor, expense, protocol, etc.), most men visiting the quarter expected to find themselves in a scene such as this. (There was, however, a saying that the true Yoshiwara tsû was the one who didn't visit the Yoshiwara.) But no self-respecting Yoshiwara courtesan (that is, generally one of higher rank) would have sex with a client on the first--or even second--visit. And the client--at least one who knew the rules of the game--would not be discouraged by such rejections. The first two visits constituted an "initial meeting" and a "return," mimicking courtship between prospective spouses. On the third visit, the courtesan became more intimate interpersonally and physically and the client became a najimi (regular [sexual] partner). According to Yoshiwara protocol, this meant that a client could not two-time his najimi; violating this code could lead to punishments in the quarter: public humiliation in a mock court, monetary penalties, or even--god forbid--the ruining of his hairdo. The last seems to have happened frequently enough that a barber specializing in repairing damaged hairdos set up shop just outside the Yoshiwara.