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Updated: June 19, 2025
Let six attend taking neither sword nor shield, neither hat nor sandal, nor yet anything between. 'There are six thousand more, shall be their taunt, 'but Ko'en Cheng's hospitality drew rein at six. He feared lest they might carry arms; behold they have come naked. Ti-foo need not tremble." "It is well," agreed Ah-tang. "At least, nothing better offers. Let five accompany you."
"With a fervent hand-clasp as of one brother to another, and a passionate assurance of mutual good-will, KO'EN CHENG, Important Official." "It is received," replied Ah-tang, when the message had been made known to him. "Six captains will attend." Alas! it is well written: "There is often a space between the fish and the fish-plate."
But the voice of the unknown prevailed, all saying: "At the worst it is but as it will be; perchance it may be better." That night there was much gladness in the camp of Ah-tang, and men sang songs of victory and cups of wine were freely passed, though in the outer walks a strict watch was kept.
Ko'en Cheng having become vastly wealthy as the result of entering into an arrangement with Ah-tang before Ti-foo was sacked, it did not seem unreasonable to Tian that Ning was in some way influencing his destiny from afar. On this understanding he ultimately married Mu, and thereby founded a prolific posterity who inherited a great degree of his powers.
"Doubtless," replied Ko'en Cheng, with velvet bitterness: "but the sun has long since set and the moon is not yet risen. The appearance of a solitary star yesterday would have been more foot-guiding than the forecast of a meteor next week. This person's thumb-signed word is passed and to-morrow Ah-tang will hold him to it."
In spite of this distinguished achievement it was many moons before Tian was able to lay the filial tribute of restored power at Ning's feet, for with shallow-witted obstinacy Ti-foo continued to hold out, and, scarcely less inept, Ah-tang declined to release Tian even to carry on so charitable a mission.
Assuredly the long line of our misfortunes is now practically at an end." iv. Nevertheless, the alternative forced on Tian was not an alluring one. If he joined the band of Ah-tang and the usurper failed, Tian himself might never get inside Ti-foo; if, however, he allied himself with the defenders of Ti-foo and Ah-tang did not fail, he might never get out of Ti-foo.
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