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charge of the frontier town of I requested an interview, saying: " Whenever a man of Virtue has come here I have never failed to obtain an interview," whereupon the followers of the Sage introduced him. On coming out he observed: "Why do you grieve, gentlemen, over this loss of office? The Empire for long has been without light and leading; but Heaven is now going to use your Master as an arousing Tocsin."