I know not about his good-naturedness; but at any rate what need of that gift?"

" "What say you then of Yen Yu?" "As for Yen," he replied, "in a city of a thousand families, or in a secondary fief, he might be charged with the governorship; but I cannot answer for his good-naturedness.

" "Take Tsz-hwa, then; what of him?" "Tsz-hwa," said he, "with a cincture girt upon him, standing as attendant at Court, might be charged with the addressing of visitors and guests; but as to his good-naturedness I cannot answer.