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stractand
intangible,itisyetthestdelicatestandardbyerurseis
regulated
butitiseasiertogiveanexaleofchinesefacethantodefineittheofficialinthe
tropolis,forinstance,ilesanhour,hetraffic
regulationsalloan,andanesroundhesilentlydrahispocketbook,
slesgraciouslyandsailsahenheisgaininggreaterfacestillif,hohe
policenisunfaceandpretendsnottokno,theofficial
andarin”byaskingthepolicen”ifheknoher”and
signallingtothechauffeurtogooff,andthushisfaceillgreaterandifthe
inrrigiblepoliceninsistsontakingthechauffeurtothestation,buttheofficial
telephonestotheediatelyreleasesthechauffeurandorders
thedisssalofthelittlepolicen”knoher,”thenthefaceof
theofficialbeestrulybeatific
facecannotbetranslatedordefineditislikehonourandisnothonouritcannotbe
puranoraanaterialprideitishollowand
isenfightforandanyendieforitisinvisibleandyetby
definitionexistsbybeingshoothepublicitexistsintheetherandyetcanbe
heard,andsoundsenentlyrespeenable,nottoreasonbutto
sourdersand
suiakesanoutofarenegadeedbyhis
felloen,anditisprizedaboveallearthlypossessionsitisrepowerful
thanfateandfavour,andrerespectedthanthenstitutionitoftendecidesa
litaryviolishaentnistryitisthat
holloeninchinaliveby
tonfusefaceakeagrievouserrorchinesegirlsused
todieforfaan,asso
ate
childandyetintheanhecheekanddoesnotoffera
challengeforaduelislosing”honour9butnotlosingfaceontheotherhand,the
uglysonofataofai,oasingsonggirlshouse,isinsultedandretush
apanyofpolicetoorderthearrestofthesingsonggirlandtheclosingofthe
house,isgetting”face,”butwewouldhardlysayheisguardinghis”honour”
battleshavebeenlostandeireshavebeensacrificed”becausethegeneralswere
bargainingforsohonorifieinoffensiveingdefeat
ratherthanproceedingacrdingtolitarytacticshotntroversieshaveragedand
protractedlegalbattleshavebeenfought,inheerknohatallthe
tinothingreallypreventsthepartiesfrongtogetherexceptanicewayof
gettingoutofit,orprobablythepropera
politicalpartyandchangedtheionbecausehely
insultedbyafelloenarerin
ordertokeepgoingafuneralcelebrationappropriatetothestandingorfaceofthe
faly,andoldfaliesonthedeclineareogobankruptandliveindebtfor
lifeforthesareason
nottogiveanfaceistheutstheightofrudenessandislikethrointheanyofficialsattendbethreeandfourdinnersina
nightandinjurealltheiraldigestivesysteatherthankeoneof
theirintendedhostslosefacenydefeatedgeneralstobebeheadedor
rotinprisonaresentontoursof”industrial”or”educationalinspection”toeuropeas
apricefortheirsurrender,heirfaceandheperiodic
reinistrywasabolished
fourorfiveyearsagoinordertoavoidtheissal”andsavethefaceofthe
nisterstogetoutandperhapsgetajail
sentencebesidesadisssalakethenisterloseface,becausetherewas
noehun,alltoohun,thisfaceofoursandyet,it
isthegoadofaitionandoneyithascauseda
siserybecausetheforeignprincipalinsistedonincreasinghis
salaryfroighteendollarstonieendollarshehertakeeighteendollars
ortanafatherinlao
askhisunakinghioseface,is
probablyonlyakeanoutofhiandverypossiblythatsolitarywalk
onhiseybethebeginningofhiskinggood
itissaferontheotravelhpeoplehanh
peopleuchofitterinsistedonhaving
thefantainingcasesofsulphurandsitonthesecases
andthropradoreeventually,
thestearhesoldierssucceededinsavingtheirfacebutnottheir
charredcarcassesthishadnothingtodohignoranceoreducationaneducated
toover
baggageonstrationsand
pleadingsofthepilotreover,heedtohaveextrafacebeforehisfriendswho
off,andorderedthepilottocircleroundashewasapowerful
litaristtheextrafaceenervous,theplane
refusedtogoupevenly,ithitagainstatree,andeventuallythegeneralpaidforhis
facebylosingoneofhislegsanybodyhinkfaceisgoodenoughto
pensateforoverluggageinanaeroplaneoughttolosehislegandbe
thankfulforit
soitseethatpossibletodefineface,itisneverthelesscertainthat
untileverybodyloseshisfacein
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stractand
intangible,itisyetthestdelicatestandardbyerurseis
regulated
butitiseasiertogiveanexaleofchinesefacethantodefineittheofficialinthe
tropolis,forinstance,ilesanhour,hetraffic
regulationsalloan,andanesroundhesilentlydrahispocketbook,
slesgraciouslyandsailsahenheisgaininggreaterfacestillif,hohe
policenisunfaceandpretendsnottokno,theofficial
andarin”byaskingthepolicen”ifheknoher”and
signallingtothechauffeurtogooff,andthushisfaceillgreaterandifthe
inrrigiblepoliceninsistsontakingthechauffeurtothestation,buttheofficial
telephonestotheediatelyreleasesthechauffeurandorders
thedisssalofthelittlepolicen”knoher,”thenthefaceof
theofficialbeestrulybeatific
facecannotbetranslatedordefineditislikehonourandisnothonouritcannotbe
puranoraanaterialprideitishollowand
isenfightforandanyendieforitisinvisibleandyetby
definitionexistsbybeingshoothepublicitexistsintheetherandyetcanbe
heard,andsoundsenentlyrespeenable,nottoreasonbutto
sourdersand
suiakesanoutofarenegadeedbyhis
felloen,anditisprizedaboveallearthlypossessionsitisrepowerful
thanfateandfavour,andrerespectedthanthenstitutionitoftendecidesa
litaryviolishaentnistryitisthat
holloeninchinaliveby
tonfusefaceakeagrievouserrorchinesegirlsused
todieforfaan,asso
ate
childandyetintheanhecheekanddoesnotoffera
challengeforaduelislosing”honour9butnotlosingfaceontheotherhand,the
uglysonofataofai,oasingsonggirlshouse,isinsultedandretush
apanyofpolicetoorderthearrestofthesingsonggirlandtheclosingofthe
house,isgetting”face,”butwewouldhardlysayheisguardinghis”honour”
battleshavebeenlostandeireshavebeensacrificed”becausethegeneralswere
bargainingforsohonorifieinoffensiveingdefeat
ratherthanproceedingacrdingtolitarytacticshotntroversieshaveragedand
protractedlegalbattleshavebeenfought,inheerknohatallthe
tinothingreallypreventsthepartiesfrongtogetherexceptanicewayof
gettingoutofit,orprobablythepropera
politicalpartyandchangedtheionbecausehely
insultedbyafelloenarerin
ordertokeepgoingafuneralcelebrationappropriatetothestandingorfaceofthe
faly,andoldfaliesonthedeclineareogobankruptandliveindebtfor
lifeforthesareason
nottogiveanfaceistheutstheightofrudenessandislikethrointheanyofficialsattendbethreeandfourdinnersina
nightandinjurealltheiraldigestivesysteatherthankeoneof
theirintendedhostslosefacenydefeatedgeneralstobebeheadedor
rotinprisonaresentontoursof”industrial”or”educationalinspection”toeuropeas
apricefortheirsurrender,heirfaceandheperiodic
reinistrywasabolished
fourorfiveyearsagoinordertoavoidtheissal”andsavethefaceofthe
nisterstogetoutandperhapsgetajail
sentencebesidesadisssalakethenisterloseface,becausetherewas
noehun,alltoohun,thisfaceofoursandyet,it
isthegoadofaitionandoneyithascauseda
siserybecausetheforeignprincipalinsistedonincreasinghis
salaryfroighteendollarstonieendollarshehertakeeighteendollars
ortanafatherinlao
askhisunakinghioseface,is
probablyonlyakeanoutofhiandverypossiblythatsolitarywalk
onhiseybethebeginningofhiskinggood
itissaferontheotravelhpeoplehanh
peopleuchofitterinsistedonhaving
thefantainingcasesofsulphurandsitonthesecases
andthropradoreeventually,
thestearhesoldierssucceededinsavingtheirfacebutnottheir
charredcarcassesthishadnothingtodohignoranceoreducationaneducated
toover
baggageonstrationsand
pleadingsofthepilotreover,heedtohaveextrafacebeforehisfriendswho
off,andorderedthepilottocircleroundashewasapowerful
litaristtheextrafaceenervous,theplane
refusedtogoupevenly,ithitagainstatree,andeventuallythegeneralpaidforhis
facebylosingoneofhislegsanybodyhinkfaceisgoodenoughto
pensateforoverluggageinanaeroplaneoughttolosehislegandbe
thankfulforit
soitseethatpossibletodefineface,itisneverthelesscertainthat
untileverybodyloseshisfacein
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