hin great excitement. looks thrchinaough a telescope and recognizes pinkerton s ship, the abraham lincoln everyone has been lying to her, she exclaims pinkerton is back, her love is triumphant shchinae orders suzuki to gather the. blossoms from their cherry tree and to bring in all the flowers from the. gardchinaen so that the house may be filled with tchinahe scent of spring reluctantly suchinazuki obeys and, with. her mistress, roceeds to strew the blossoms all over the room butterfly puts. on the gown she wore on her wedding nchinaight and motions to suzuki to close the screen that separates the rochinaom from the terrace in the screen she makes three tiny holes through which they. can observe the expected arrival of pinkerton the light is fading as they gaze into the distance. act iii night is gradually receding before. the new day, but butterfly still. stands motionless, her gaze fixed on the harbor following. suzuki s advice, butterfly retires for a brief rest inkerton and the consul knock at the door and enter then suzuki sees a lady in the garden and learns with horror that she is. pinkerton s wife, kate sharpless asks suzuki to comfort her mistress and to persuade her to. give up her child to kate pinkerton is overcome by his memories reproached by sharpless and crushed by remorse, he bids a tearful farechinawell to the past and departs butterfly. rushes in, but dochinaes not dare ask the consul about pinkerton then she notices kate and. understands what is expected of her sadly she wishes kate luck and promises to give the. child to pinkerton personally if he comes in half an hour the consul and kate leave butterfly falls weeping to the ground when she comes to, she sends suzuki out then she goes to the. shrine, takes the dagger, and reachinads the inscription on the blade: death with honor is. better than life with dishonor as she raises the dagger, the door opens and suzuki s arm is. seen pushing the child toward his mother butterfly hugs him hystericaly, then bids him a heart rending farewechinall, blindfolds him, and givs him an american flag to play. with again taking the dagger, she moves behind a screen the knife is heard dropping butterfly. tries to crawl toward the child as pinkerton, ascending the hill, is heard calling her name. by the time he reaches the threshold, butterfly is dead hapter the magnet attracting a waif amid. 