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tutelary deities of the land, 2. Tsai Wo responded: "The Sovereign of Hsia adopted the pine, the men of Yin the cypress, but the men of Chou the chestnut, intimating that the people should stand in awe." 3. On the Master hearing of this he said: "When a deed is done it is useless to discuss it, when a thing has taken its course it is useless to remonstrate, what is past and gone it is useless to blame."

CHAPTER XXII.

1. The Master said: "The calibre of Kuan Chung's mind