- Sei Shonagon's Hateful Things One is in a hurry to leave, but one's visitor keeps chattering away. If it is someone of no importance, one can get rid of him by saying, You must tell me all about it next time ; but, should it be the sort of visitor whose presence commands one's best behavior, the situation is hateful indeed. Someone has suddenly fallen ill and one summons the exorcist. Since he ...www.bianca.com/shack/bedroom/hate/shonagon.html