Complex sentence: In the short story, the protagonist receives the French Legion of Honour by ignoring his wife's adultery with a member of the Legion, while Tōbei becomes a samurai while his wife becomes a prostitute.
Split into simpler sentences: In the short story, the protagonist receives the French Legion of Honour by ignoring his wife's adultery with a member of the Legion. Hence, while Tōbei becomes a samurai his wife becomes a prostitute.