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【】feedonsothing.thegentry,he goodthingsoflife,stlive,andiolive,theysthaveney. theirloveofneyforcestheoetothereal inequalityina,enoequality.inesetoale triad:thegistrate,thegentryandtheloh,besidesthefeletriadofface, fateandfavour.theletriadreorlessalogether.agood gistratehadtofighthisanddirehthepeopleovertheshouldersof theothertanysuchgistrates.buttheyhadahardti,andthese peoplehadalinistrationpersonallytheelveshoutthe usualparaphealiaoftheendosue,forinstance,ei, andthereanyothers.theygratuitouslygood,tothepeople. iisafourthpotentatehaseintobeingiryside,andinstead ofatriadepartsoftheuntryfournsterswhandinhand together:thegistrate,thegentry,theloesthelocal riainonlythree.ofthelandisrunningthin. nonisronishoutrussiandoe,uld notfindareidealgrooventofni**s ruthlessstandagainstthegentryandthelocalridnstantlygrowingand feedinguponthedisloarrowlessand beingicrebellionofthepeople, quiteapartfroheactofrussiantheories.andallthisbeius,in outlininghissoaionships,fottodefihe relationshipbetanaranger. nisassoaygodirectly tothegistrateainghisbaoopoleontheyanalktothe gistrateasnton.thishasbeesodeeprootedthatiories reveredfrohenistien style,butstspeaktothepeasant,asthenistoffi. certainthingsarestillintanghadonitsliterary prograethelighteningofthetenantsntributionofcropstothelandlords,the establishntofruralbanks,andtheforbiddingofusury,etc.,etdsodayitis goingtobeforcedtodoallthis.theshanghaipatheir generosityonthly ieighteenpert” vii.thefeletriad hthedoeofsocialstatusandtheionofstratifiedequality,certain, latablelaoreetealthanarona,andre authoritativethaitutionoftheuates.theyare,infact,thethree sesrulingovera,ratherthangeneralgkaishekwei. theiasareface,fateandfavour.thesethreesistershavealhina, andarerulingastill.theonlyrevolutionthatisrealandthatishwhileisa revolutionagainstthisfeletriad.thetroubleisthatthesethreeenareso hunands.theyrruptourpriests,flatterourrulers,protectthe pobitiousandderalizethe revolutionaryca.theyparalysejustice,renderiiveallpapernstitutions, satdecratethelaakealaughingstockofthepeoplesrights, violatealltraffilubregulations,andrideroughshodoverthepeoples hogardens.iftheyyrants,oriftheyhefuries,theirreign ghtnotenduresolong;buttheirvoicesaresoft,theirle,theirfeet treadnoiselesslyoverthelaovesilently,expertly,putting theeryofjusticeoutoforderheycaressthejudgescheeks.yes,itis ieasurablyfortabletoen.forthat reason,theirreigiyet. iouandtheionoffavour,itisnecessarytoknohebeautiful silicityoflifeinheesehavelived.theeseidealofsocietyhas alinistrationissileandthepunishntsare light.”apersonal,huntouchalheeseionoflawand govent.ttbieeseareinvariablysuspiciousoflawsandlawyers,andofa highlyizedsociety.theiridealisoneinheheydayof peaeasureofpritivesilicity.inthisatsphere ergedfavour,andinthisatsphereergedthatstbeautifulofa eseteristics,gratitude,theunterpartoffavour.ofthisgratitude,the npeopleofa,especiallytheagriculturalpopulation,havestillalarge ”bellyful.”afarreersitforlife andofaninscribedabletinhis privatehousehold,orserveyouloyally”throughfirearue,thepeopleare lefteragistrate.butifthe gistrateiskind,kindnessisalltherekeenlyappreauseitissothing gratuitous.therehavebeenthousandsofcasesinhevillagepeople surrouhedepartinggistratessedanchair,kneelingonthegroundhtears ofgratitudeintheireyes.thisisthebestdenstrationofesegratitude,andof eseofficialfavour.forthepeopleknoasfavourandnotasjustice. insuapersoionship betaninpoaninneedofprote.it,hoakethe placeofjustiditoftendoesso.ed,perhapshe naturaltendencyofhisrelativesisnottoseeklegalproteandfightitoutinalaw urt,buttofindsooneagistratepersonallyandintercedeforhis ”favour.59hthehigh ...