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acute silence involved the table。 

     ;II   don't   quite   know�察─  �replied   the   one   of   the   upper   end�察  �becoming 

excessively devoid of complexion�察�and restraining her voice she forthwith 

sent down an attending slave to inquire closely。 

     At this point a person of degraded ancestry endeavoured to remove the 

undoubted       cloud    of   depression     by   feigning     the   nocturnal    cry   of   the 

domestic   cat�察  �but   in   this   he   was   not   successful�察  �and   a   maiden   opposite�察�

after fixedly regarding a bone on her plate�察�withdrew suddenly�察�embracing 

herself as she went。 A moment later the slave returned�察�proclaiming aloud 

that   the   dish   which   had   been   prepared   for   the   occasion   had   now   been 

accidentally discovered by the round´bodied cook beneath the cushions of 



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an arm´chair ��a spot by no means satisfactory to this person's imagination 

had the opportunities at his disposal been more diffuse��。 

     ;What�察  �then�察  �is   this   of   which   we   have   freely   partaken�拭─  �cried   they 

around�察     �and�察  �in   the   really    impressive      silence    which     followed�察    �an 

inopportune person discovered a small silver tablet among the fragments 

upon his plate�察�and�察�taking it up�察�read aloud the single word�察 �Influenza。; 

     During the  day�察 �and   even   far   into the uncounted gong´strokes of   the 

time   of   darkness�察  �this   person   had   frequently   remained   in   a   fascinated 

contemplation of the moment when he should reveal himself and stand up 

to receive the benevolently´expressed congratulations of all who paid an 

agreed     sum    at  fixed    intervals�察  �and�察  �particularly�察   �the   dazzling    though 

confessedly unsettling glance´thanks of the celestially´formed maiden who 

had   explicitly   stated   that   she   was   desirous   of   having   a   little   dog。   Now�察�

however�察  �when   this   part   of   the   enterprise   ought   to   have   taken   place�察  �I 

found myself unable to evade the conclusion that some important detail of 

the entire scheme had failed to agree harmoniously with the rest�察�and�察�had 

it been possible�察�I would have retired with unobtrusive tact and permitted 

another to wear my honourable acquirements。 But�察�for some reason�察�as I 

looked around I perceived that every eye was fixed upon me with what at 

another time would have been a most engaging unanimity�察�and�察�although I 

bowed with undeterred profusion�察�and endeavoured to walk out behind an 

expression of all´comprehensive urbanity that had never hitherto failed me�察�

a person of unsympathetic outline placed himself before the door�察�and two 

others�察  �standing   one   on   each   side   of   me�察  �gave   me   to   understand   that   a 

recital of the full happening was required before I left the room。 * 

     It is hopeless to expect a display of refined intelligence at the hands of 

a people sunk in barbarism and unacquainted with the requirements of true 

dignity and the essentials of food preparation。 On the manner of behaving 

of   the   male    portion    of  those   present    this  person    has   no   inducement 

whatever   to   linger。   Even   the   maiden   for   whom   he   had   accomplished   so 

much�察�after the nature of the misunderstanding had been made plain to her�察�

uttered only a single word of approval�察�which�察�on subsequently consulting 

a book of interpretations�察�this person found to indicate�此 �A person of weak 

intellect�察  �one   without   an   adequate sense   of the proportion   and   fitness of 



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things�察   �a  buffoon�察   �a  jester�察 �a   compound      of  gooseberries      scalded   and 

crushed with cream;�察�but although each of these definitions may in a way 

be   regarded     as   applicable�察  �he   is   still   unable   to  decide   which   was   the 

precise one intended。 

     With salutations of filial regard�察�and in a spirit seven times refined by 

affliction and purified by vain regrets。 

     KONG HO。 ��Upon whose tablet posterity will perchance inscribe the 

titles�察 �Ill´destined but Misjudged。;�� 



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                                 LETTER III 



       Concerning the virtuous amusements of both old and young。 The sit´ 

round games。 The masterpiece of the divine Li Tang�察�and its reception by 

all�察�including that same Herbert。 



     VENERATED SIRE ��whose breadth of mind is so well developed as 

to   take   for   granted   boundless   filial   professions�察  �which�察  �indeed�察  �become 

vapid by a too frequent reiteration���察�

     Your amiable inquiry as to how the barbarians pass their time�察�when 

not   employed   in   affairs   of   commerce   or   in   worshipping   their   ancestors�察�

has inspired me to examine the matter more fully。 At the same time your 

pleasantly´composed aphorism that the interior nature of persons does not 

vary with the colour of their eyes�察�and that if I searched I should find the 

old    flying   kites   and    the  younger     kicking    feather    balls   or  working 

embroidery�察     �according     to  their  sex�察  �does   not   appear   to   be  accurately 

sustained。 

     The lesser ones�察�it is true�察�engage in a variety of sumptuous handicrafts�察�

such as the scorching of wooden tablets with the semblance of a pattern�察�

and    gouging     others    with   sharpened     implements       into  a   crude   relief�察�

depicting birds and flowers upon the surface of plates�察�rending leather into 

shreds�察  �and   entwining   beaten   iron�察  �brass�察  �and   copper   into   a   diversity   of 

most ingenious complications�察�but when I asked a maiden of affectionate 

and domesticated appearance whether she had yet worked her age´stricken 

father's   coffin´cloth�察  �she   said   that   the   subject   was   one   upon   which   she 

declined   to   jest�察  �and  rapidly   involving   herself   in   a   profuse   display   of 

emotion�察�she withdrew�察�leaving this one aghast。 

     To enable my mind to retranquillise�察�I approached a youth of highly´ 

gilded     appearance�察    �and�察   �with   many     predictions     of  self´inferiority�察   �I 

suggested that we should engage in the stimulating rivalry of feather ball。 

When      he  learned�察   �however�察   �that   the  diversion    consisted    in  propelling 

upwards a feather´trimmed chip by striking it against the side of the foot�察�

he candidly replied that he was afraid he had grown out of shuttle´cock�察�



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but did not mind�察�if I was vigorously inclined�察 �taking me on for a set of 

yang´pong。; 

     Old   men   here�察  �it   is   said�察  �do   not   fly   kites�察  �and   they   affect   to   despise 

catching flies for amusement�察�although they frequently go fishing。 Struck 

by this peculiarity�察�I put it in the form of an inquiry to one of venerable 

appearance�察�why�察�when at least five score flies were undeniably before his 

eyes�察  �he   preferred   to   recline   for   lengthy  periods by  the   side of   a   stream 

endeavouring to snare creatures of whose existence he himself had never 

as    yet  received     any   adequate      proof。   Doubtless     in   my    contemptible 

ignorance�察�however�察�I used some word inaccurately�察�for those who stood 

around   suffered   themselves   to   become   amused�察  �and   the   one   in   question 

replied    with    no  pretence     of  amiable     condescension      that   the  jest  had 

already been better expressed a hundred times�察�and that I would find the 

behind parts of a prin

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