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regulationsalloan;andanesroundhesilentlydrahispocketbook;
slesgraciouslyandsailsahenheisgaininggreaterfacestillif;hohe
policenisunfaceandpretendsnottokno;theofficial
andarin”byaskingthepolicen”ifheknoher”and
signallingtothechauffeurtogooff;andthushisfaceillgreaterandifthe
inrrigiblepoliceninsistsontakingthechauffeurtothestation;buttheofficial
telephonestotheediatelyreleasesthechauffeurandorders
thedisssalofthelittlepolicen”knoher;”thenthefaceof
theofficialbeestrulybeatific
facecannotbetranslatedordefineditislikehonourandisnothonouritcannotbe
puranoraanaterialprideitishollowand
isenfightforandanyendieforitisinvisibleandyetby
definitionexistsbybeingshoothepublicitexistsintheetherandyetcanbe
heard;andsoundsenentlyrespeenable;nottoreasonbutto
sourdersand
suiakesanoutofarenegadeedbyhis
felloen;anditisprizedaboveallearthlypossessionsitisrepowerful
thanfateandfavour;andrerespectedthanthenstitutionitoftendecidesa
litaryviolishaentnistryitisthat
holloeninchinaliveby
tonfusefaceakeagrievouserrorchinesegirlsused
todieforfaan;asso
ate
childandyetintheanhecheekanddoesnotoffera
challengeforaduelislosing”honour9butnotlosingfaceontheotherhand;the
uglysonofataofai;oasingsonggirlshouse;isinsultedandretush
apanyofpolicetoorderthearrestofthesingsonggirlandtheclosingofthe
house;isgetting”face;”butwewouldhardlysayheisguardinghis”honour”
battleshavebeenlostandeireshavebeensacrificed”becausethegeneralswere
bargainingforsohonorifieinoffensiveingdefeat
ratherthanproceedingacrdingtolitarytacticshotntroversieshaveragedand
protractedlegalbattleshavebeenfought;inheerknohatallthe
tinothingreallypreventsthepartiesfrongtogetherexceptanicewayof
gettingoutofit;orprobablythepropera
politicalpartyandchangedtheionbecausehely
insultedbyafelloenarerin
ordertokeepgoingafuneralcelebrationappropriatetothestandingorfaceofthe
faly;andoldfaliesonthedeclineareogobankruptandliveindebtfor
lifeforthesareason
nottogiveanfaceistheutstheightofrudenessandislikethrointheanyofficialsattendbethreeandfourdinnersina
nightandinjurealltheiraldigestivesysteatherthankeoneof
theirintendedhostslosefacenydefeatedgeneralstobebeheadedor
rotinprisonaresentontoursof”industrial”or”educationalinspection”toeuropeas
apricefortheirsurrender;heirfaceandheperiodic
reinistrywasabolished
fourorfiveyearsagoinordertoavoidtheissal”andsavethefaceofthe
nisterstogetoutandperhapsgetajail
sentencebesidesadisssalakethenisterloseface;becausetherewas
noehun;alltoohun;thisfaceofoursandyet;it
isthegoadofaitionandoneyithascauseda
siserybecausetheforeignprincipalinsistedonincreasinghis
salaryfroighteendollarstonieendollarshehertakeeighteendollars
ortanafatherinlao
askhisunakinghioseface;is
probablyonlyakeanoutofhiandverypossiblythatsolitarywalk
onhiseybethebeginningofhiskinggood
itissaferontheotravelhpeoplehanh
peopleuchofitterinsistedonhaving
thefantainingcasesofsulphurandsitonthesecases
andthropradoreeventually;
thestearhesoldierssucceededinsavingtheirfacebutnottheir
charredcarcassesthishadnothingtodohignoranceoreducationaneducated
toover
baggageonstrationsand
pleadingsofthepilotreover;heedtohaveextrafacebeforehisfriendswho
off;andorderedthepilottocircleroundashewasapowerful
litaristtheextrafaceenervous;theplane
refusedtogoupevenly;ithitagainstatree;andeventuallythegeneralpaidforhis
facebylosingoneofhislegsanybodyhinkfaceisgoodenoughto
pensateforoverluggageinanaeroplaneoughttolosehislegandbe
thankfulforit
soitseethatpossibletodefineface;itisneverthelesscertainthat
untileverybodyloseshisfacein
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thisuntry;chinaeatruly
deuchface;anyionis;when
heofficialsbeolosetheirsatthepublicurts;then
rafficatthelas;thenice
andinistries;andthegoventbyfacegivesoa
goventbylahenruerepublic
viiithevillagesystebr 》
intheabsenind;hohropypossibleinchina;and
forhavellectiveenterprisesforpublicgoodtakentheansobefoundin
thevillagesysteilyraisedtoahigherexponentthepastoral
bauseualso
developedavillagensilartothegroivisciousnessofa
heloveofthefalytheregrehe
entforthelandwhere
oneentaroseaybe;”in
thesanative
plabindsthepeopleofthesavillage;orthesadistrict;
orthesaprovincetogether;andisresponsiblefortheexistenceofdistrictschools;
publicgrainage;rchantguilds;orphanages;andotherpublicfoundations
fundantally;theyspringfrohefalypsythe
falypatteitisthefalyndenlargedsoastokesoasureofcivic
operationpossible
ineverybigberofprovincialor
districtguilds;liketheanhuiguild;theningpoguild;etcherearerich
rchants;theseguildsarealy
nativetoilliondollarsitkeepsa
sayalways
serveashotels;liketheetis
haveapeerchant
all
overtheuntryhadtogotopekingforthetriennialexanations;therea
provinceordistrictthatdidnothaveitsohecapitalifoneuld
notfindonesdistrictguild;oneuldalheseguilds
thesagistraesilies;as
inpeenthotelscertainprovinces;likeshansiandanhui;spreadaworkof
suerchantstocarryontradeallovertheuntry
baofnal
govent;theonlyrealgoventinent”being
knoentaxllectorsanditssoldierswhoalwaysraisea
hullabalooontheiroffientreally
taxedthepeopleverylittleinthegoodoldierialdays;andfrohevillagerspoint
ofvieperorfarailitary
serviceheuntrypeacethereherwaor
banditry;andonlytheriffraffofsocietyeverthoughtofbeingsoldiershe
untryatpeace;ittodistinguishbethe
soldiersofthegoventandthebanditsoftheuntry;adistinctionhis
totallyunnecessaryinfact;nosuchdistinctionislogicallytenableasregardslaw
andjustice;thepeoplealshyofthela;niyfivepercentofvillagedisputesbeingsettledbythevillageelderstobeinvolvedinalawas
ipsofainiousgood