he said not a word , however , but silently gazed at them through the foliage of the trees , waiting to see what they would do . he saw that in their hands they carried golden buckets . slowly and gracefully in their trailing garments they approached the well , standing in the shade of the katsura trees , and were about to draw water , all unknowing of the stranger who was watching them , for the happy hunter was quite hidden among the branches of the tree where he had posted himself .
what happened because the happy hunter was quite hidden among the branches of the trees ?
the women did not know he was there .
they were unaware they were being watched .