Q. 



37. 



A. 





Q. 



38 



A. 





Q 



39. 



A. 





q. 



40 



A. 





66 



How many of you came hither? 



Three men. 



Why then do you come alone? 



The sworn brethern ( l ) were before me; the adoptecl brethern ( 2 ) were behind me; 



was in the middle. Because I asked for valiant heroes, I arrived later. 



How can you prove that? 



I can prove it by a verse. 



How does this verse run? 



I held in my hand a red-headed cane ( 3 ), 



That I might have no fear on the road to the gates of the Lodge. 



The adopted brethern asked me whither I went — 



The sworn brethern went earlier, but I went later. 



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Since you went away so early, how does it come, then, that you arrive so late? 



I came so late because I asked for valiant heroes. 



Who accompanied you? 



The Hung-brethern accompanied me. 



Where are those Hung-brethern now? 



They are far off at the horizon; they are near before eyes. They roam about the 



world without a fixed residence. This is the reason why I came alone. 



Did you come by land or by water? 



I went first overland, and afterwards in a boat. 



How many roads were there along which you could come? 



Th ere were three roads. 



Along which road did you come? 



Along the middle road. 



Which road was the broadest? 



The middle road was the broadest. 



How can you prove that? 



( 1 ) i. e. the younger brethern. 



( 2 ) i. e. the brethern of the same degree. 



( 3 ) i. e. An umbrella. The Chinese umbrellas have, generally, a red top of oiled linen. 



Q. 



41. 



A. 





a. 



42. 



A. 





a 



43. 



A. 





ö. 



44. 



A. 





Q. 



45. 



A. 





a. 



46. 



A. 





Ö. 



47. 



A. 





Ö 



48. 



