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3. L. kept Tsz_-lu to pass the night in his house ere.
feasted him. He also introduced to him etc. Z. para_t
millium et apposuit Jill. K. making millet pudding for
him to eat etc. presented his two sons. Couv. l'invita A
passer la nuit dam sa maison etc,
4. C. _ :_,,etc. _ _ ;_ _ _- _ _] t
_ Confucius sent Tz_ Lu etc, wishing to point out to
him the duties of princes and minister_ but the old man,
surmising Tzfi Lu would soon return, departed earlyin
order to cover up his tracks, k Next day etc.
5- _ _:_ Not to take office. The _/ :_ is taken by
some. to mean Confucius. C. q: g_ _ _1_:_ _
lit, thus narrated his Master's ideas. ---_ _ A ;_
i_ ]_ _ _ flJ] _ I_ ;_S, When the old man received
Tz_ Lu very arrogantly, the latter shewed him the more
respect, and, seeing that the old man knew to introduce his
two sons, he evidently recognized that the institutions of
seniority were not to be discarded, hence Tzfi Lu, wished
to shew him the logical outcome of what he already admitted,
L. Tsze Lu then said to the family. Not to take
office is not righteous. If the relations between old and
young, may not be neglected, how is it that he sets aside
the duties that should be observed between sovereign and
m_nister ? Wishing to maintain etc., he allows that great
relation to come to confusibn. A superior man takes
offiCi_dnd perfarms the _ighteous duties belonging to it_
As to the failure etc., he is aware of thaL :°Z. Ve.llq pumt¢/