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 to wail for him. Some one said, "That dress of sackcloth with its even edges is not proper for a visit of condolence." Зǎng-jze replied, "Am I condoling (with the living) ?"

17. At the mourning rites for Yû Zo, duke Tâo came to condole. Зze-yû received him, and introduced him by (the steps on) the left.

18. When the news was sent from Khî of the mourning for the king's daughter who had been married to the marquis, duke Kwang of Lû wore the nine months' mourning for her. Some have said, "She was married from Lû ; therefore he wore the same mourning for her as for a sister of his own." Others have said, "She was his mother's mother, and therefore he wore it."

19. At the mourning rites for duke Hsien of Зin, duke Mû of Khin sent a messenger to present his condolences to Hsien's son Khung-r (who was then an exile), and to add this message:—"I have heard that a time like this is specially adapted to the