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greatest,ifnotthe
greateststerofchineseproseinpehhuailldonotknohetrue
authorof,andillindoubtastohe
tenare
brothers
characteristifthisattitudetohenovelarethebeginningandendingofthe
redonkfoundthestoryinscribedonahugerock,h
heextraoneleftbehindbythelegendarygoddessntiasusing
36,500ropian”
giantsthisrockyfeethighandty
feetonkpiedthestoryfroherockinscriptions,and
catotsaohsiiehchinshandsheitfortenyearsandreviseditfive
tis,dividingitintochapters,andheeaverseonit:
thesepagestellofbabblingnonsense,
astringofsadtearstheynceal
theyalllaughattheauthorsfolly;
butagicappeal
attheendofthestory,osttragicanddeeplyhundraswas
enaonkandthesoul
intelligenceandcapacityforloveandsufferinghadretuedtotherockasnii
itthousandsofyearsago,thesataoistnkreappearedthisnkissaidtohave
piedthestoryagainandonedayhecatotheauthorsstudyandputthe
nuscriptsinhiscaretsaohstiehchinreplied,laughingly:”thisisonlybabbling
nonsenseitisgoodforkillingtihafeeraor
plightifyouaskhooknoheheroof
thestory,andallthedetails,youaretakingittooseriously”hearinghe
said,thenkthreanuscriptsdoableandawaylaughing,
tossinghisheadandlingashe:”reallyitntainsonlybabblingnonsense
boththeauthorhielfandthen,assreaders,donotknow
e,eoneethefollowingverseon
it:
hestoryissadandtouching,
thensadderisitstooolery
butedrea
donotsneeratitsbuffoonery
butthetoooliery,sadandtouchingasitelygoodbecausesuch
literatureinedby
atrueoneyorfaandbecauseitwas
ostracizedliteratureinrespectablecircles,itescapedthebanalinfluenceofall
givingtheauthoeyorfa,the
authorshipofanoveluldendangerascholarspersonalsafety
atkiangyin,thehoofshihnaian,theauthorofallnarebrothers,thereis
stillalegendaboutselfoutoftroubleinthislegend,
shihedhthegiftofforeknoshehadtenthisnovel,
andent,havingrefusedtoservetheneingdynastyoneday
theeerorcaateandnoperors
righthandnliusaanuscriptsofthisnovelonhistable,andregnizing
shihssuperiortalent,liuplottedforhisruinitehesecurityofthe
nen
”brotherhoodofalln,”includingtherobbers,ntainedratherdangerousthoughts
sooneday,onthisbasis,liupetitionedtheeerortohaveshihsuonedtothe
capitalfortrialhee,shihkneanuscriptshadbeen
stolenandrealizedthatiteanhisdeath,soheborroads
frofriendanandaskedthelattertokethevoyage
assloposeda
fantastiperorof
hisinsanityunderthisverofinsanity,shihsavedhisownlife
thussurreptitiouslythenovelgreingitsglanceonthe
lonelypressively
grohesurfaceofabarrenrock,itgrehoutcultivation,anditgave
asheerinneressucha
floinaquarterofacentury,butho
shinesthatblossoeetobethejustificationforitsexistence;ithasdrainedits
lifebloodandhavingblossod,thefloheoriginofallgoodtales
andallgoodnovelssodidcervantese,andsodidboccaccio,outofthesheer
delightofoneyhadnothingtodoodetis,where
thereareroyaltiesandpyrightproteoneyispurelyanaount
ofneyadetheindspossible,butasecurelivingnevercreatedanything
neysenterioneyuldnotproducea
davidpperfieldourgreatstorytellers,likedefoeandfieldingandsnaian
andtsaohsuehchin,ebecausetheyhadastorytotellandbecausetheywere
bostorytellersnatureseedtohaveplacedtsaohstiehchininafabulously
luxurioushosurroundingandthenblastedthislifeallintonothingness,sothatin
hisoldage,asabankruptscholarandinhisdecrepithut,heuldrecallitalllikean
aer,andhavingrelivedthatdreanhisigination,hefelt
pelledtoputitdo,andliterature
1theauthorshipofthisnovelisreally
iregardtheredchaerdreasoneoftheasterpiecesits
characterdraanity,itsperfectfinishofstyleanditsstory
entitleittothatitsorefaliartousthanourliving
friends,andeachspeaksanaccenthaswe
callagreatstory:
afabulouslybeautifulily,hfour
dau
... </P></TD>
greatest,ifnotthe
greateststerofchineseproseinpehhuailldonotknohetrue
authorof,andillindoubtastohe
tenare
brothers
characteristifthisattitudetohenovelarethebeginningandendingofthe
redonkfoundthestoryinscribedonahugerock,h
heextraoneleftbehindbythelegendarygoddessntiasusing
36,500ropian”
giantsthisrockyfeethighandty
feetonkpiedthestoryfroherockinscriptions,and
catotsaohsiiehchinshandsheitfortenyearsandreviseditfive
tis,dividingitintochapters,andheeaverseonit:
thesepagestellofbabblingnonsense,
astringofsadtearstheynceal
theyalllaughattheauthorsfolly;
butagicappeal
attheendofthestory,osttragicanddeeplyhundraswas
enaonkandthesoul
intelligenceandcapacityforloveandsufferinghadretuedtotherockasnii
itthousandsofyearsago,thesataoistnkreappearedthisnkissaidtohave
piedthestoryagainandonedayhecatotheauthorsstudyandputthe
nuscriptsinhiscaretsaohstiehchinreplied,laughingly:”thisisonlybabbling
nonsenseitisgoodforkillingtihafeeraor
plightifyouaskhooknoheheroof
thestory,andallthedetails,youaretakingittooseriously”hearinghe
said,thenkthreanuscriptsdoableandawaylaughing,
tossinghisheadandlingashe:”reallyitntainsonlybabblingnonsense
boththeauthorhielfandthen,assreaders,donotknow
e,eoneethefollowingverseon
it:
hestoryissadandtouching,
thensadderisitstooolery
butedrea
donotsneeratitsbuffoonery
butthetoooliery,sadandtouchingasitelygoodbecausesuch
literatureinedby
atrueoneyorfaandbecauseitwas
ostracizedliteratureinrespectablecircles,itescapedthebanalinfluenceofall
givingtheauthoeyorfa,the
authorshipofanoveluldendangerascholarspersonalsafety
atkiangyin,thehoofshihnaian,theauthorofallnarebrothers,thereis
stillalegendaboutselfoutoftroubleinthislegend,
shihedhthegiftofforeknoshehadtenthisnovel,
andent,havingrefusedtoservetheneingdynastyoneday
theeerorcaateandnoperors
righthandnliusaanuscriptsofthisnovelonhistable,andregnizing
shihssuperiortalent,liuplottedforhisruinitehesecurityofthe
nen
”brotherhoodofalln,”includingtherobbers,ntainedratherdangerousthoughts
sooneday,onthisbasis,liupetitionedtheeerortohaveshihsuonedtothe
capitalfortrialhee,shihkneanuscriptshadbeen
stolenandrealizedthatiteanhisdeath,soheborroads
frofriendanandaskedthelattertokethevoyage
assloposeda
fantastiperorof
hisinsanityunderthisverofinsanity,shihsavedhisownlife
thussurreptitiouslythenovelgreingitsglanceonthe
lonelypressively
grohesurfaceofabarrenrock,itgrehoutcultivation,anditgave
asheerinneressucha
floinaquarterofacentury,butho
shinesthatblossoeetobethejustificationforitsexistence;ithasdrainedits
lifebloodandhavingblossod,thefloheoriginofallgoodtales
andallgoodnovelssodidcervantese,andsodidboccaccio,outofthesheer
delightofoneyhadnothingtodoodetis,where
thereareroyaltiesandpyrightproteoneyispurelyanaount
ofneyadetheindspossible,butasecurelivingnevercreatedanything
neysenterioneyuldnotproducea
davidpperfieldourgreatstorytellers,likedefoeandfieldingandsnaian
andtsaohsuehchin,ebecausetheyhadastorytotellandbecausetheywere
bostorytellersnatureseedtohaveplacedtsaohstiehchininafabulously
luxurioushosurroundingandthenblastedthislifeallintonothingness,sothatin
hisoldage,asabankruptscholarandinhisdecrepithut,heuldrecallitalllikean
aer,andhavingrelivedthatdreanhisigination,hefelt
pelledtoputitdo,andliterature
1theauthorshipofthisnovelisreally
iregardtheredchaerdreasoneoftheasterpiecesits
characterdraanity,itsperfectfinishofstyleanditsstory
entitleittothatitsorefaliartousthanourliving
friends,andeachspeaksanaccenthaswe
callagreatstory:
afabulouslybeautifulily,hfour
dau
... </P></TD>