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 done inside the door, and the more complete one at (the top of) the eastern steps; the coffining takes place at the guests' place; the sacrifice at starting in the courtyard; and the interment at the grave. The proceedings go on in this way to what is more remote, and hence in the details of mourning there is a constant advance and no receding." When Зăng-jze heard of this reply, he said, "This is a much better account than I gave of the going forth to offer the sacrifice of departure."

29. Зăng-jze went on a visit of condolence, wearing his fur robe over the silk one, while Зze-yû went, wearing the silk one over his fur. Зăng-jze, pointing to him, and calling the attention of others, said, "That man has the reputation of being well versed in ceremonies, how is it that he comes to condole with his silk robe displayed over his fur one?" (By-and-by), when the chief mourner had finished the slighter dressing of the corpse, he bared his breast and tied up his hair with sackcloth, on which Зze-yû hastened out, and (soon) came back, wearing his fur robe over the silk, and with a girdle of sackcloth. Зǎng-sze on this said, "I was wrong, I was wrong. That man was right."

30. When Зze-hsiâ was introduced (to the Master) after he had put off the mourning (for his parents), a lute was given to him. He tried to tune it, but could hardly do so; he touched it, but brought no melody from it. He rose up and said, "I have not yet forgotten my grief. The ancient kings framed the rules of ceremony, and I dare not go beyond them?" When a lute was given to Зze-kang in the same circumstances, he tried to tune it, and easily