Chapter 4 cat-1

"Hitting a dog depends on the face of the owner, then, hitting a cat depends on the face of the housewife—" Yi Gu explained like this, trying to smooth out the burgeoning anger in his heart like combing messy hair.It is true that the housewife's face has not been seen until now, anyway, the goddam cat has hidden somewhere, and there is no way to beat him.It's just my own bad luck, and the whole two and a half days of work were all in vain.Mr. Li is taking a nap, and he will not enter the study until nearly three o'clock as usual.Yigu was full of pent-up anger, and it was cold at that time, and he felt that he had to vent it while it was hot.Coincidentally, Lao Bai brought tea in, and Yi Gu pointed to the scratched manuscript on the table, the words were strayed like citizens after the bombing, and said: "Look, I went back to have a meal, and this mess happened! Before I went, I showed Mr. Li the manuscript, but after he finished reading it, he put it on my desk instead of in the drawer, and now I have to copy it again."

Lao Bai's obedient nod changed to shaking his head, and he sighed and said, "That's too bad! This must be done by 'Naughty'. 'Naughty' is really naughty! My wife is used to it, and no one dares to do it." Touch it. Mr. Qi, turn around and tell the master not to let 'naughty' come into the study." He bowed his back and walked out slowly. "Naughty" is the troublesome cat.It was originally called 'Xiao Hei' in the home of a poor man in Donghuangcheng.Mrs. Li thought the title of "Xiao Hei" was too vulgar, and said with a smile: "Then wouldn't you be a couple with the concierge 'Old Bai'? Old Bai will be angry when he hears it."On the day the cat was delivered to Li’s house on Long Street in the south of the city, Mrs. Li was inviting friends to a tea party, and all the visitors wanted to give it a nice name.A poet who admired Mrs. Li said: "During the Western Renaissance, the standard beauties were born black. When we read the sonnets of Shakespeare and the French poets of the Seven Star School, we know that they are all black beauties. I Personally, I also think that black is more mysterious than white, full of subtlety and temptation. Chinese people have always liked women with white skin, which is a childish aesthetic concept, like a child who only loves milk and is not qualified to drink coffee. This cat is black and beautiful, so why not Borrowing the ready-made name from Shakespeare's poem, call it 'darklady', which is more elegant." Two guests made faces at each other, because the poet clearly punned on the mistress.Mrs. Li was naturally very happy, but she thought the name "darklady" was too long.She has received an American-style education, and has developed a habit of calling people by nicknames to show intimacy. Even if she meets Shakespeare, she will call him bill, let alone a cat?So she adopted the poet's suggestion, and at the same time came up with an abbreviation, "Darkie." Everyone unanimously shouted: "Wonderful!" The cat listened to many people imitating their own calls, and for no reason, also called in unison: "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (miaow! miaow!) No one thought that the meaning of this abbreviation was not "black beauty", but the "little black" that Mrs. Li despised.A well-known old man didn't say a word on the spot, went home and read the book in the middle of the night, came to see Mrs. Li early tomorrow morning, and said bad things about the poet: "What does he know? I was too embarrassed to carry it with him at the time, so I held back No mention. Chinese people have always liked dark beauties, just like Daji, whose ancient text is '[黑丹]己', which means she is dark and beautiful. [黑丹] Jigang is the transliteration of 'Darkie', and It also translates the meaning. Haha! What a coincidence, what a coincidence!" The cat relied on the love of the mistress to make trouble, and within a week, its foreign name was slippery mouth, which became a double rhyme with Darkie. Mixed name: "Naughty".Therefore, it seems that the students of the fashionable church school have all the Chinese and Western names for this beast, and they have been given posthumous names before they died--mixed names.It has been in Li's house for less than two years. During these two years, Japan occupied the three northeastern provinces, Peking's administrative organization was reorganized once, a country was destroyed in Africa, and an empire was established. Dreams may be a group of international blind men, but Mrs. Li did not change her husband, and Naughty still maintained the master's favor and her own naughtiness.In this ever-changing world, how many people can have the same perseverance in doctrine and belief?

This is Qi Yigu's third day as Li Jianhou's probationary private secretary, but he hasn't paid his respects to the famous Mrs. Li yet.To talk about this Mrs. Li, we have to use the so-called "superior adjective" by Mandarin grammarians.Among all the famous wives, she is the best-looking, the most romantic, the most exquisitely furnished in her living room, the number of times she treats guests, the most exquisite dishes and refreshments, and the widest range of acquaintances.Also, her husband is the most docile and the least intrusive.If, in addition to these talents, we further state that she lived in Peking before the war, you will immediately draw the conclusion that she is the first elegant and luxurious wife in the oldest civilized country in the world.Because Beiping—the most vulgar and dirtiest Beijing cursed by Ming and Qing dynasties like Tang Ruoshi and Xie Zaihang—was suddenly recognized as the most elegant and beautiful city in the country a few years before the war.Even the windless dust of Beiping has changed into an antique flavor, and it seems to contain the ashes of the Yuan, Ming and Qing empires. The history museums of emerging small states in Europe and America have sent people to bottle them back for display.After the capital moved to the south, Beiping lost its usual political role; at the same time, like all useless and outdated things, it became a display with historical value.It's like changing a scattered second-hand goods stall to a colorful antique shop. Although there is no difference in reality, it has brought about a great change in the psychology of the customers.How embarrassing it is to go to the second-hand stalls to buy cheap things!But to shop in an antique shop you have to be rich, have a penchant for antiquities, and have discernment.In this way, people who originally disdain to pick up second-hand goods now come to buy antiques, and those who patronize second-hand goods stalls as a last resort have now added their status, and they can be regarded as refined antique collectors.At that time, as long as you lived at home in Beiping, you would be well-off, and you could boast to your friends in Nanjing or Shanghai, as if it was a title and qualification.To say that Shanghai and Nanjing can produce art and culture is just as ridiculous as saying that siblings or waists and abdomens can also think.The discovery of the remains of "Peking Man" in Zhoukoudian further proves the excellence of the residents of Peking. "Peking people" are the most progressive among monkeys, just as Peking people are the most civilized among Chinese.So at that time there was talk about the "Beijing faction" in the newspapers, and the intellectuals traced back to the "Beijingers" as the founders of the school, so although Beijing was renamed Beiping, they did not call themselves the "Ping faction".The Beijing faction is almost all southerners.Those southerners were proud of their residence in Peiping, as if the Jews loved the country they had naturalized and naturalized, and they kept talking about it.Since moving to Peiping, Mrs. Li's feet have never been damp, which is an unexpected benefit of living in the cultural center.

The fathers of the Lis and his wife are both former Qing Dynasty elders, Mrs. Li's father is famous, and Mr. Li's father is rich.Mrs. Li's father was released to some province's feudal government a month before the Revolution of 1911, and he was eager to get some money to make up for the deficit over the years.The Wuchang Uprising seemed to be designed to make trouble for him, and he hated the Republic of China so much that he gritted his teeth.Fortunately, he had a protégé who became a senior official in the Republic of China out of integrity and gave him a pen every month as a tribute.He lived in the Shanghai Concession, embracing the thoughts of the past, enjoying the modern life, and using the money in advance for the future—on credit, he waited for the monthly fee to be remitted before repaying.He gradually realized that living in an apartment has its own way to make money.Today the nouveau riche needs to witness the marriage for his son's wedding, and tomorrow the comprador of the foreign firm dies and the mother asks for the owner, all of which need the old people of the former Qing Dynasty. Xie Yi can often cover the amount of the monthly fee.The good thing is that the mother of the comprador never dies, and the sons of the nouveau riche are all brought up.He was average in arts and writing, but he found that as long as he stamped a few of his official titles, such as "a Jinshi of a certain year" and "a provincial chief envoy", someone would pay a lot of money for his words and articles.Only then did he realize that the death of the Qing Dynasty had a price, and that being a widow was worth doing, so he was calm and willing to send his daughter to study in a foreign school.Mr. Li's father was from the same town as him, and he talked about Westernization very early on. When he was an alternate Taoist priest, he was told about "enriching the country and enriching the people". The Fengxian Committee went to Shanghai to order machines from foreigners. For Chen's benefit, he only enriched himself.He also served as an entourage on overseas travels. After returning to China, he summarized his observations into four family mottos: "Eat Chinese food, live in a Western house, and marry a Japanese wife, and you will have no regrets in life!" The present and the future are worthy of his integration of China, the East, and the West.Who knew that Jianhou, that foolish person, reversed Lao Tzu's family motto.First, he married a Westernized wife, which is more difficult to deal with than a Westernized wife.Emer graduated from a fashionable women's school run by the United States. She was originally a flirtatious and stinging girl. After being trained as a "two-haired boy", she not only disobeyed her husband, but also felt that it was not enough for him to serve her alone.Second, he and his wife are both confident that they are civilized people, so they had to live in an old Chinese-style house in Beiping. Of course, the equipment is not as westernized as in Shanghai.Third, he got stomach problems from eating Japanese food.It's a long story.Mrs. Li has two dissatisfaction with her appearance since she was a child: the skin is not white, and the eyelids are not double.The first point is irrelevant, because she doesn't like the red and white baby face at all, she thinks the original appearance is cute enough.The single eyelid is indeed a huge defect, the richness of the heart is not fully revealed, just like the mainland country without a seaport, the products are not easy to export.After entering school, she realized that single eyelids are the national emblem of Japanese women. Therefore, that resourceful and stealthy nation set up a beauty hospital, except for the length of the body, which could not be fully transformed. Repair, ugly become beautiful, monsters become fairies.Mr. Li proposed to her, and she put forward many conditions, the eighteenth one being a honeymoon trip to Japan.As soon as she arrived in Japan, she went to the hospital to have her eyelids corrected, which also deepened the dimple on her left cheek.She knew that after the operation, she would not see anyone for two weeks. She was afraid that Mr. Li would not be able to bear the loneliness during the honeymoon. The first time I crossed the sea to conquer the east, I came all the way to suffer pain, just for you, to please you. My face is also your face. I am blindfolded, painful and dark. Do you have the nerve to live outside alone to eat, drink and have fun? You love me, you have to listen to me. You are not allowed to run around with people. Also, you are the most greedy, but after I enter the hospital, you don’t go to Chinese restaurants, don’t eat big dishes, just eat Japanese food every now and then .Do you promise me? Even if you love me and accompany me to suffer, I also have some comfort in my heart when I am in pain. If you eat badly, you can be ascetic and not mess around and ruin your body. You are not tall, eat It’s too fat, it’s not good-looking. If you betray me and lie to me, I will know, and I will never be with you again.” Two weeks later, Jianhou went to the hospital to settle accounts and greet his wife, but his body did not lose weight, but his face was yellow and thick. She was listless, but Mrs. Li's new eyes, which cost 500 yuan a day, were like the flashes of fine art photography, bringing out her original beauty.The various postures of her eyelashes and eyes cooperating, open, closed, bright, dark, sharp, hazy, made Jianhou look fascinated, and suspected that two experts were hiding in her eyes for scientific management, otherwise the transfer would not be like that Cut off, the expression will not be so accurate, and the effect will not be so estimated and precise.Jianhou was originally his father's son, and from now on he will devote himself to being his wife's husband.Friends have privately discussed that Mrs. Li is so beautiful, how could she marry Jianhou.There are not absolutely no people who have Jianhou's money and family background but are more capable than Jianhou.In fact, the sky did not match the two of them wrong.Being the husband of a woman like Mrs. Li is a lifelong career in the 361st line, a professional job, busier than being a doctor, more tiring than being a porter, and does not allow other interests and life goals.Although others ridiculed Jianhou behind his back, saying that "a husband is more expensive than a wife", he is considered a minor celebrity because of his wife's glory.Mrs. Lee never thought of it that way.Jianhou’s vanity towards his wife is not the pride of an ordinary man possessing a beautiful wife and being the master, but a pride of being possessed and being a subordinate, like a servant of a wealthy family, a personal attendant of a big man, or a pride in a colonial administrative agency. Indigenous employee showing off to the outside world.This possessed vanity is the rarest of virtues in a husband, and makes him large and wide-eyed.Mrs. Li knew very well that without this husband, she could do nothing; it was like the number zero of the Alphabet number itself was worthless, but without it, tens of millions would not exist.Since adding a zero to any number adds one digit, the zero follows the number and is significant.

After ten years of marriage, Mr. Li has a big heart and a fat body. His wife calls him a good husband, and his wife's friends say he is a good friend.In the last month, he had been inadvertently stimulated.At a big banquet, a bold young playwright sat with his wife and his wife.This fledgling playwright knew that there was Mrs. Li at the same table, and he transparently expressed his honor.He wanted to flatter Mrs. Li and show off his talents, so he couldn't find time to eat food with his mouth open.When the third course was served, he received Mrs. Li's permission to pay a visit, and he wished to be able to divert part of his attention to eating.He couldn't do two things, he was already busy enough; he really couldn't take care of Jianhou, so he didn't perfunctory with him.Jianhou was very upset, and when he returned home he muttered that the young man was unsophisticated.The kid really did what he said, and rushed to the door the next day with a pack of manuscripts, asking to see Mrs. Li by name.Jianhou suddenly became idiotic and hid outside the living room to eavesdrop.After hearing his greetings, seeing the naughty cat sleeping on the sofa, he exclaimed aloud, praising the cat, "It's so cute! It's so happy!" After "consulting" the manuscript, he asked some of the frequent guests, saying that he would like to one sight.Mrs. Li said in a general way that she would invite him to tea sometime, and everyone knew each other.He didn't go away, but turned to Naughty, saying that he himself loves cats the most. A cat is an animal with all three virtues of reason, emotion, and courage: it kills mice, like a knight who eliminates violence and peace; A philosopher; it is called spring courtship, and it is like a poet who sings lyrically; he also said that Siamese cats and Persian cats are the best, but naughty surpasses them.All in all, he complimented Mrs. Li and praised the naughty, but he didn't ask Mr. Li a word.This incident aroused Jianhou's introspection, he was depressed for two days, and made up his mind to reform his personal life.From now on, he does not want to use his wife's light to have his own domain, or to be an official, or to write books.After several calculations, he wanted to start writing first, to show that he was not pretending to be gentle, and secondly, writing could lead to becoming an official.He made this plan, but at first he dared not tell his wife, fearing that she would throw cold water on him.One day he couldn't help saying it, and Mrs. Li agreed unexpectedly, saying: "It's time for you to perform. I've always been too selfish, and I didn't care to delay your career! You can concentrate on writing in the future and don't need to accompany me." Run outside with me."

What do you write?Jianhou's mind is not very good. When he was a student, he always borrowed lecture notes from his classmates, and he still hired Jews as contractors for his graduation thesis in foreign countries.After getting married, he has come into contact with many people, and he has become familiar with many fashionable terms and formulas, which can be properly used in conversations as personal opinions.In fact, the content of general masterpieces is nothing more than that.Jianhou missed his teenage years and did not write rashly. Now he takes writing too seriously, and he is worried like a middle-aged woman who is going to have a first child.He carefully considers the most suitable genre.Bad brains, no thoughts, no ideals; but sometimes great works don’t need a good brain at all, just a good butt. According to Zheng Xuxi, the Germans regard "sit on the buttocks" (Sitzfleisch) as a necessary condition for intellectuals.For example, as long as there is a sense of sitting, the names of people in Water Margin or Dream of Red Mansions can always be made up without bothering.This is a Western scientific method, and it is a tool for learning in the twentieth century. It is a pity that editing and referencing is a matter for college students or small editors, and it is not worth doing it yourself.In addition, only write recipes.On this point, I am undoubtedly an authority, and my wife has to raise the media for a treat, not to mention the persuasion of my friends.Because I have a stomach problem and quit smoking and alcohol, my sense of tongue has become more acute, and my taste for taste has become more stringent.And for a good meal, you have to eat it at least three times: predict its taste in advance, and eat it once in your dream; follow the doctor's warning and dare not eat it, so you are reluctant to part with it; I ate it once.After such repeated chewing, Cai's hidden evils and personal virtues were fully exposed.Yes, if I wrote a cookbook myself, I would overwhelm Brillat-Savarin.When mentioning Fansa Leng, there are unpleasant associations in my heart.Savan Leng's name was heard from Chen Xiajun the year before last.At that time, this annoying guy was already a regular guest in the family.Knowing that he is particular about food, he brought the first edition of Savannen's famous book Physiologiedugout ("Physiology of Taste") one day as a gift.I had already forgotten all about French, and shouted rashly: "You are wrong! I suffer from stomach problems, not gout, and this book on the physiology of gout is useless to me." The guy's laughter is still unforgettable to this day .He maliciously said to Aimer: "It's a pity that your husband doesn't translate! Another day, you can tell Fu Juqing that you will hire Jianhou as a special translator for "The Collection of World Masterpieces", and you will be paid for the manuscript." The hateful Aimer also followed him. laugh.The interest in writing recipes has been swept away by this matter.Moreover, modern people say that eating classics is not a serious business. Xiajun once jokingly said: "In foreign tea and coffee companies, they hire 'taste discerners' at a high price, brew all kinds of tea, and cook all kinds of coffee. Ask him to taste the coffee, then classify it, and set the price. This kind of person has to drink hundreds of cups of tea or coffee a day, but fortunately, he only spits it out on his tongue, and does not swallow it, otherwise he will have diarrhea and insomnia. You have a pre-existing stomach problem, and you can’t get hungry anyway, but it’s a pity that there is no job as a "taste discerner" in a big restaurant, and if you are not hired as a kitchen review committee, you will bury your tongue!" The matter of writing recipes If you let him know, it will be a joke.After much deliberation, I decided to write European and American travel notes, which is both beneficial and more interesting, and it is both soft and hard works.When writing travel notes, you may wish to ask others for help instead of declaring cooperation. As long as you have indeed traveled to Europe and the United States, borrowing the hands of others to write impressions is nothing.Like the copyright of a collection of speeches, the scribe of a sketch has nothing to do with it.Does this suit my temper of being afraid of writing?Use a personal secretary first, preferably a college student who has not graduated and wants to make money.

At that time, the patriots in Qi Yigu School made a lot of noise, and the military and police arrested a large number of them, who were charged with crimes and imprisoned.Yi Gu was timid at first, and his widowed mother was afraid that his son would be a burden to his classmates, so he temporarily suspended school at home.After repeated introductions, I went to Jianhou's door for the first time four days ago.This nineteen-year-old boy wears a blue cloth coat, round suit trousers, and square-toed black leather shoes. He is used to putting his left hand in the pocket of his trousers. , a pair of fake black and bright eyes, because his heart and intelligence are absolutely not worthy of the depth and flexibility of his pupils.Jianhou was very fond of this young man, asked him a few words, and told him to start working tomorrow and try it out for a month.After Yigu left, Jianhou Yituan was overjoyed and went in to talk to Aimer about picking out a secretary he liked.Emily laughed at him like a child getting a new toy, and said: "I'm naughty, who cares about your secretary!" Wiping his face on Naughty, he asked: "We don't care about his secretary, do we?—Ah! No! Well, it’s disgusting!” Mrs. Li’s face was licked off by Naughty, she dropped the cat and stood up to look in the mirror.

In the two and a half days since Yigu arrived at Li's house, he and Jianhou still get along well.Shy as he was, he didn't shrink back when he saw Jianhou.Since Jianhou was able to speak, he has never met anyone in his life who is willing to let him speak continuously, and who is willing to listen to him as seriously, patiently and excitedly as Yigu.He never knew that he had such eloquence.In the past two days, his self-esteem has been rising like a thermometer inserted into the mouth of a typhoid patient.Only then did he understand the role of a private secretary. Those who have a secretary will feel that they have been magnified several times and raised several levels.He and Yigu first discussed the name and writing method of this travel note, and talked about many foreign scenery by the way.So when it was time for lunch on the first day, Yigu already knew how many friends Jianhou made when he was a student in the United States, how much money he spent every year, how hard college homework was, and how hard it was to graduate; How does he promote China to Americans, what color and pattern of Chinese robes he wears to attend masquerade balls; How do American girls send flowers every day, and there is a note asking about illness in the flowers, with a "X" on it-"Do you understand?" Jianhou opened his mouth and asked Yigu with a mischievous face, "You Go ask your girlfriend, she will know that this is a sign of kiss. It is very common to make it public in Western society!" The title of the travel note can be regarded as two, or "Walking in Europe and America", the former comes perfectly, and the latter Those who come in style.That day, Yigu came back to work after having lunch, and knew that he wanted to write this travel note. In addition to writing about Jianhou’s impressions, he also had to refer to the American Journal of the National Geographic Society, Travel Magazine, Baedeker and "Not coming" (Murray) The big city guide published by the two companies, looking for materials to supplement.Tomorrow morning, Jianhou decided that this travelogue should be written backwards, not about going abroad, but about returning home, how to roam from the United States to Europe, and return to China by boat in Italy.His reason is that most people’s travel notes start when they go abroad, get on the ship, look around all the way, there are few and many strange things, and they are completely ignorant of the world; he has lived in America for three years, and he is an old-fashioned expert in Western civilization. Going to have fun, although you see some new things and ostentation, you will not be astonished like a countryman who has just arrived in a metropolis, which is demeaning.He said: "The travel when returning home is at least like Lin Daiyu's first entry into Rongguo Mansion, and the travel when going abroad is probably like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden." Jade Burying Flowers", so I have seen Lin Daiyu with a plump and strong body (as if the fairy in the police fantasy gave Lin Daiyu a body-building panacea, and Daiyu took it early to bury flowers), but watching Jianhou's words, Compared with Lin Daiyu, she couldn't help laughing.Jianhou became more proud, and Yigu hurriedly said: "Mr. Li, in this way, the title of the travel note has to be changed again." Jianhou thought for a while, and said: "Coincidentally, the day before yesterday I saw someone translating the British Hardy's novel "" "Returning Homeland", this title is ready-made; my book is called "Hai Ke Returning Homeward", look at it!" After a meal, Jianhou suddenly wanted to write the preface first; as usual, it was printed on the The preface to the book was written after the completion of the book.Yi Gu thought to himself, this is another way of writing backwards.Jianhou dictated his opinion, and Yigu wrote it down, sorted it out, developed it, and revised it. It was not until lunch time on the day when the mischief happened, that he transcribed it for Jianhou to review.After two and a half days of work, Yigu's awe of Jianhou disappeared completely.The extremes of the young man made him mercilessly despise his master; he saw Jianhou's boredom, vanity, and intellectual poverty, and ignored the benefits of Jianhou's conduct and treatment of others.He should be grateful to Jianhou for being willing to pay a very high price to hire himself to do this kind of non-urgent work; he only hates Jianhou for relying on his money and sacrificing the time and energy of young people to write meaningless things for him.At that time, facing the manuscript that the cat had scratched, he had no choice but to hold back his temper and copy it again.Maybe the naughty bastard is a knowledgeable and courageous critic. Isn't An Zhi the most sympathetic and effective criticism of this manuscript for its behavior of destroying cultural relics?Thinking of this, Yigu smiled wryly.

Jian Hou knew about this, and besides sympathizing with him, he also apologized to Yi Gu for his negligence.Yi Gu has no reason to be angry anymore.One morning, when Marquis Jian saw Yigu, he said, "At 4:30 this afternoon, my wife invites you to drink tea." Yigu smiled politely, feeling really flattered.Jianhou went on to say: "She wanted to know you. I told her that Naughty made trouble with you last night. She was very sorry and scolded Naughty. I just had a tea party today, so I invite you to come in and talk." Yigu felt ashamed, thinking that he didn't understand etiquette and didn't pay attention to clothes. When he saw a fashionable wife, he was going to make a joke. He declined and said, "They are all strangers. I am sorry to go." Jianhou said kindly: "There is nothing to be ashamed of." The people here today are all people you have heard of. You will only see them together in my house. Don't miss the opportunity. I have something to go out, please collect the information about New York in the first chapter. To At 4:30, I'll take you in. If I don't come, you can ask Lao Bai to be your guide." Yigu didn't feel like doing anything for a whole day, but luckily Jianhou wasn't around, so he could sabotage without fear.I really hope to get in touch with many people whose names have electromagnetic power, but I am afraid that they will laugh at me and look down on me.It is best to be led by Jianhou, shyness seems to have a buffer; if you invite an old white man to lead the way and enter the living room without guarantee, it will be embarrassing.If Marquis Jian doesn't come, Lao Bai must be called, and there will be more problems!If you go in on time and no other guests arrive, the hostess will definitely sneer. Arriving early and leaving late when eating requires the courage to be the first and the last in a war, and I dare not take this risk.If all the guests have come, and you go behind, the attention of all the people is even more unbearable.After much deliberation, there was only one way. Around 4:30, Ji Ling listened to the doorbell.When Lao Bai led the guests to the living room, he had to go through the study.When the first guest comes, I follow in; the hostess and guests are busy entertaining each other, so I don't feel awkward under the focus of their attention.

At that time, Jianhou will come to accompany him in.As soon as he entered the living room, Yigu's face turned red, and there was a layer of moisture in front of his eyes, vaguely knowing that there was a fashionable woman greeting him with a smile.After sitting down, Yigu stared at the carpet, unable to raise his eyes to look at Mrs. Li, only nervously felt that she was facing her, and suddenly realized that his feet were stretched too far, so he hurriedly retracted, the redness on his face deepened a shadow.He also couldn't hear what Mrs. Li was saying naughty.Seeing Yigu being shy, Mrs. Li liked it with pity. She thought that this child must have never dealt with women before, so she asked: "Mr. Qi, are there male and female students in your school?" Mrs. Li knew clearly that in this year Well, a school that doesn't admit women is just as tasteless as a monk's monastery that admits women.

"no--" "Huh?" Mrs. Li was surprised. "Yes, yes!" Yigu corrected himself desperately.Mrs. Li winked at Jianhou, said nothing, only smiled at Yigu.This laugh was specially made by Aimer for Yi Gu.Like the dog-skin plasters sold by Tianqiao Boxers and the poems written by the European and American Misty Schools, the reserve in this smile is so rich that it is hard to believe.It contains elements of comfort, protection, liking, encouragement and more.Yigu still didn't dare to look Aimo in the eye, Aimo's smile was just like prayers for victory, charitable donations and other well-intentioned donations, and the other party did not benefit.Lao Bai brought in the guests again, and Aimer got up to entertain him, her heart still lingering on this smart child, thinking that he should be at the age of emotional education.Marquis Jian patted Yigu on the shoulder and said, "Don't be cautious!" The Li couple knew that Yigu was afraid of strangers. When a guest came, they just pointed at the introduction casually, greeted him from a distance, and asked him to sit by the wall in an unobtrusive place. in the sofa.Yigu gradually relaxed, looking up at these long-known visitors. The tall man who spoke loudly was Ma Yongzhong, a well-known political commentator who published editorials in Zhenglun Daily every day.Any political change, international or domestic, he always proved afterwards to have been exactly what he expected, or which he had implicitly predicted.As his fame grew, so did his tone.Especially in private conversations, you feel that he is not a political commentator, but a politician. Not only can he talk about political situations at home and abroad, but he also speaks as if he is an important person, as if the weather forecaster on the observatory said that the wind blows. Or the rain itself is the master.He once publicly told readers a living habit in his article: before going to bed every night, he always tore off the current page of the calendar, unlike ordinary people who woke up overnight and saw that "yesterday's day" was still not torn off.From this section, you can infer what kind of person he thinks he is.In the past few days, Sino-Japanese relations have been tense, and he is not worried about the lack of topics for editorials. Leaning on the sofa, smoking a pipe with his feet up is Yuan Youchun.He was brought abroad by foreign missionaries since he was a child.Following these pedantic foreigners, he was infected with the most rustic church and youth association atmosphere in the foreign atmosphere.I admit that I look down on the culture of my motherland, and after returning to my country, I will spend time on it.He believes that the representatives of the old Chinese civilization are gadgets, cleverness, and savages who make fun of others. Therefore, his purpose is like "helping the Qing and destroying the foreigners" in Yihequan, putting aside the principles of foreign religions, and advocating Chen Meigong and Wang Baigu Waiting for the clean customer style.When reading his works, there is always a feeling of eating substitutes, like vegetable oil for bread and monosodium glutamate for soup.It's more like the "chop suey" in Chinese restaurants opened in foreign countries. Only those who have never eaten authentic Chinese food will be fooled into thinking it is Chinese flavor.He coaxed the layman in his country, and he coaxed the foreigner—that is, the layman puts on a suit.He has recently published many articles on Chinese national psychology, and regards the public instincts of human beings as the characteristics of Chinese people.His pipe is famous, and he is often mentioned in articles, saying that his inspiration comes from smoking, just like Li Taibai's poems come from wine.Some people said that what he smoked was probably opium instead of cedar, so when he read his articles, he yawned as if addicted to opium, and just wanted to fall asleep as if he had taken a narcotic.He also said that his works should not be sold in bookstores, but should be sold in pharmacies as sleeping pills, which are more effective than "Luminal" and "Ortal" without side effects.These words were said by people who were jealous of him, so of course they couldn't be accurate. Among the many people who talked harshly about him behind his back was his friend Lu Bolin who flattered each other, that old man with a small Japanese beard.Although he didn't mention smoking cigarettes, his expression can only be explained by assuming that he smokes.The black circles under his eyes are not only smoked in color, but also twisted and curved like smoke seals that draw people's thoughts.As for the dull red color on the tip of his nose, it's just like the result of hot shrimp and crab.Apart from sunflowers, there is probably no one or anything in the world who is as close to the sun as Lu Bolin.The attitude of the Chinese towards Japanese civilization has always been the last resort, because the West is too far away, so they can only make do with the Japanese civilization which cut corners.Lu Bolin knew very well that this attitude hindered his future, so he realized a wonderful method.Chinese people buy Japanese goods instead of Western ones, and they still despise them, while Westerners often buy Japanese antiques as Chinese treasures. In the thrift stores in London and Paris, there are Japanese silk women's pajamas with embroidered stripes on them. Panlong, indicating that the Empress Dowager Cixi used it.Only by propagating the views of Westerners can we win Western students to look at us differently.The Chinese held prejudices and looked down on modern Japan imitating the West, so he advocated ancient Japan imitating China.Japanese civilization imitates Western imagery, but people say it lacks creativity; it imitates Chinese imagery, but he insists that it has a unique flavor and has its own style, which is worth learning from the Chinese, just like saying that sour wine has the magic of vinegar.Going a step further, he actually used vinegar as the standard wine.Chinese cultural relics that don't have the atmosphere of bonsai, haiku, or tea ceremony are all worthless to him.He advocated that all writers and essays should be interesting.It's a pity that his "Dadongyawen", which looks like Chinese and Japanese, can't reach his wit, so it is famously "intriguing".Yuan Youchun once said behind his back that when reading his works, he only felt that he tried every means to be funny, but he couldn't make it funny, just like a dog whose tail has been cut off can't wag its tail bone to please.He is the one who named "[Heidan] Ji" for naughty. Scientist Zheng Xuxi is thin and small, but he is fat inside and is not boring.He studied astronomy in Germany.Perhaps influenced by German culture, he aspires to be a "whole person", possesses intellectual imperialism, and occupies all aspects of life as his own territory.He is confident and poetic, has romantic imagination and emotion, and can combine the richness of life with the precise adjustment of science.So he talked about the stars in the sky as if he were talking about Hollywood stars.There was a middle-aged unmarried female scientist who listened to his lecture on electromagnetic phenomena. Amidst the laughter, she blushed with embarrassment, because he described the attraction between male and female as if it was a sexual relationship approved by scientific methods.He often speaks out on political and social issues, and he is very popular among young people.He hasn't been doing much lately.He wrote an article saying that his motivation to study astronomy in Germany was also a shame for the country because of the students’ patriotic movement’s strike. The astronomical theory instilled in China, this is an example of the victory of spirit over matter.This story will be recited by everyone in normal times, which will increase his reputation.不幸得很，自从国际联盟决议予中国以“道义上的援助”，相类的名词象“精神上的胜利”，也引起青年人的反感。郑须溪因此颇受攻击。 西装而头发剃光的是什么学术机关的主任赵玉山。这个机关里雇用许多大学毕业生在编辑精博的研究报告。最有名的一种、《印刷术发明以来中国书刊中误字统计》，就是赵玉山定的题目。据说这题目一辈子做不完，最足以培养学术探讨的耐久精神。他常宣称：“发现一个误字的价值并不亚于哥仑布的发现新大陆。”哥仑布是否也认为发现新大陆并不亚于发现一个误字，听者无法问到本人，只好点头和赵玉山同意。他平时沉默寡言，没有多少趣味。但他曾为李太太牺牲一头头发，所以有资格做李家的惯客。他和他的年轻太太，不很相得。这位太太喜欢热闹，神经健全得好象没有感觉似的。日常生活都要声音做背景，留声机和无线电，成天交替地开着。这已经够使赵玉山头痛。她看惯了电影，银幕上的男女每到爱情成就时接吻，海陆空中会飘来仙乐助兴。所以她坚持卧室里有时必须开无线电，不管是耶稣诞夜，电台广播的大半是赞美诗，或是国庆日的晚上，广播的是《卿云歌》。可怜她先生几乎因此害神经衰弱症。他们初到北平时，李氏夫妇曾接风请吃午饭，赵太太一见李太太，心里就讨厌她风头太健，把一切男人呼来唤去。吃完饭，大家都称赞今天菜好，归功于厨子的艺术和建侯的提调。建侯说：“诸位别先夸奖！今天有赵太太，她在大学家政系得过学位，是烹饪的权威，该请她指教批评。”赵太太放不过这个扫李太太面子的好机会，记得家政学讲义里一条原则，就有恃无恐地说：“菜的口味是好极了，只是颜色太单调些，清蒸的多，黄焖和红烧的少，不够红白调匀，在感受上起不了交响乐的那种效果。”那时候是五月中旬，可是赵太太讲话后，全席的人都私下抽口冷气。赵玉山知道他太太的话，无字不误，只没法来校勘订正。李太太笑着打趣说：“下次饭菜先送到美容院去化了装，涂脂擦粉，再请赵太太来品定。”陈侠君哈哈大笑道：“干脆借我画画的颜色盆供在饭桌上得啦。”赵太太讲错了话，又羞又气，在回家路上忽然想起李太太本人就是美容医院的产品，当时该说这句话来堵爱默的嘴：“美容院还不够，该送到美容医院去。”只恨自己见事太迟，吃了眼前亏。从此她和李太太结下深仇，不许丈夫去，丈夫偏不听话，她就冤枉他看上爱默。有一次夫妇俩又为这事吵嘴，那天玉山才理过发，她硬说他头光脸滑，要向李太太献媚去，使性子满嘴咬了口香橡皮糖吐在玉山头上。结果玉山只好剃光头发，偏是深秋天气，没有借口，他就说头发长了要多消耗头皮上的血液，减少思想效率。他没候到，把这个作为借口，就别希望再留长头发了。李太太知道他夫人为自己跟他反目，请他吃饭和喝茶的次数愈多。外面谣言纷纭，有的说他剃发是跟太太闹翻了，有的说他爱李太太灰了心，一句话，要出家做和尚。陆伯麟曾说他该把剃下来的头发数一数，也许中国书刊里的误字恰是这个数目，省得再去统计。他睁大了眼说：“伯老，你别开玩笑！发现一个错字跟发现一个新大陆同样的重要……”举动斯文的曹世昌，讲话细声细气，柔软悦耳，隔壁听来，颇足使人误会心醉。但是当了面听一个男人那样软绵绵地讲话，好多人不耐烦，恨不得把他象无线电收音机似的拨一下，放大他的声音。这位温文的书生爱在作品里给读者以野蛮的印象，仿佛自己兼有原人的真率和超人的凶猛。他过去的生活笼罩着神秘气氛。假使他说的是老实话，那末他什么事都干过。他在本乡落草做过土匪，后来又吃粮当兵，到上海做流氓小兄弟，也曾登台唱戏，在大饭店里充侍者，还有其他富于浪漫性的流浪经验，讲来都能使只在家庭和学校里生活的青年摇头伸大拇指说：“真想不到！”“真没的说！”他写自己干这些营生好象比真去干它们有利，所以不再改行了。论理有那么多奇趣横生的回忆，他该写本自传，一股脑收进去。可是他只东鳞西爪，写了些带自传性的小说；也许因为真写起自传来，三十多岁的生命里，安插不下他形形色色的经历，也许因为自传写成之后，一了百了，不便随时对往事作新补充。他现在名满文坛，可是还忘不掉小时候没好好进过学校，老觉得那些“正途出身”的人瞧不起自己，随时随地提防人家损伤自己的尊严。蜜里调油的声音掩盖着剑拔弩张的态度。因为地位关系，他不得不和李家的有名客人往来，而他真喜欢结识的是青年学生，他的“小朋友们”。这时大家讲的话，他接谈不来，忍着一肚子的忌妒、愤怒、鄙薄，细心观察这些“绅士”们的丑态，有机会向小朋友们淋漓尽致地刻划。忽然他认清了冷落在一边的颐谷，象是个小朋友的材料。 今天的茶会少不了傅聚卿。《麻衣相法》不可全信，但有时候相貌确能影响人的一生。譬如有深酒窝、好牙齿的女郎，自然爱对人笑；出了“快乐天使”的名气，脾气也会无形中减少暴厉。傅聚卿的眼睛，不知道由于先天还是后天的缘故，自小有斜睨的倾向。他小学里的先生老觉得这孩子眼梢瞟着，表示鄙夷不屑，又象冷眼旁观，挑老师讲书的错儿。傅聚卿的老子是本地乡绅，教师们不敢得罪他。他到十五六岁时，眼睛的效力与年俱进，给他一眼瞧见，你会立刻局促不安，提心吊胆，想适才是否做了傻事，还是瓜皮帽结子上给人挂了纸条子或西装裤子上纽扣没扣好。他有位父执，是个名士，一天对他老子说：“我每次碰见你家世兄，就想起何义门的评点，眼高于顶，其实只看到些细节，吹毛求疵。你们世兄的眼神儿颇有那种风味。”傅聚卿也不知道何义门是什么人，听说是苏州人批书的，想来是金圣叹一流人物，从此相信凭自己的面貌可以做批评家。在大学文科三年级时，指定参考书里有英国蒲伯（Pope）的诗。他读到骂《冷眼旁观报》编者爱迪生的名句，说他擅长睨视（leer）和藐视（sneer），又读到那形容“批眼”（TheCriticEye）的一节，激动得在图书馆阅览室里就象热锅上的蚂蚁。从此他一言一动，都和眼睛的风度调和配合，写文章的语气，也好象字里行间包含着藐视。他知道全世界以英国人最为眼高于顶，而爱迪生母校牛津大学的学生眼睛更高于高帽子顶，可以傲视帝皇。他在英国住过几年，对人生一发傲睨，议论愈高不可攀；甚至你感到他的卓见高论不应当平摊桌上、低头阅读，该设法粘它在屋顶天花板上，象在罗马雪斯丁教堂里赏鉴米盖郎琪罗的名画一样，抬头仰面不怕脖子酸痛地瞻望。他在英国学会板着脸，爱理不理的表情，所以在公共集会上，在他边上坐的要是男人，陌生人会猜想是他兄弟，要是女人呢，准以为是他太太，否则他不会那样不瞅不睬的。他也抽烟斗，据他说是受过牛津或剑桥教育的特色。袁友春虽冷笑过：“别听他摆架子吹牛，算他到过英国！谁爱抽烟斗就抽！”可是心上总憎嫌傅聚卿，好象自己只能算“私吸洋烟”，而聚卿用得安南鸦片铺的招牌上响当当的字眼：“公烟”。 客人有的看表，有的问主人：“今天想还有侠君？”李太太对建侯说：“我们再等他十分钟，他老是这脾气！”假使颐谷是个多心眼的人，他就明白已到的客人和主人恰是十位，加上陈侠君是十一位，这个拖泥带水的数目，表示有一位客是临时添入的，原来没他的份儿。可是颐谷忙着想旁的事，没工夫顾到这些。他还没打破以貌取人的成见，觉得这些追求真、善、美的名人，本身也应有真、善、美的标志，仿佛屠夫长一身肥肉，珠宝商戴着两三个大戒指。想不到都那样碌碌无奇，他们的名气跟他们的仪表成为使人失望的对照。没有女客，那倒无足惋惜。颐谷从学校里知道，爱好文艺和学问的女学生大多充不得美人样品。所以今天这种知识分子的聚会上，有女客也决不会中看，只能衬出女主人的美貌。从容观察起来，李太太确长得好。嘉宝（Garbo）式的长发披着，和她肩背腰身的轮廓，融谐一气，不象许多女人的头发自成局面，跟身体的外线不相呼应。是三十岁左右的太太了，俏丽渐渐丰满化，趋向富丽。因为皮肤暗，她脸上宜于那样浓妆。因为眼睛和牙齿都好，而颧骨稍高，她宜笑，宜说话，宜变化表情。她虽然常开口，可是并不多话，一点头，一笑，插进一两句，回头又和另一个人讲话。她并不是卖弄才情的女人，只爱操纵这许多朋友，好象变戏法的人，有本领或抛或接，两手同时分顾到七八个在空中的碟子。颐谷私下奇怪，何以来的人都是近四十岁、久已成名的人。他不了解这些有身家名望的中年人到李太太家来，是他们现在惟一经济保险的浪漫关系，不会出乱子，不会闹笑话，不要花钱，而获得精神上的休假，有了逃避家庭的俱乐部。建侯并不对他们猜忌，可是他们彼此吃醋得利害，只肯在一点上通力合作：李太太对某一个新相识感到兴趣，他们异口同声讲些巧妙中听的坏话。他们对外卖弄和李家的交情，同时不许任何外人轻易进李家的交情圈子。这样，李太太愈可望而不可即了。事实上，他们并不是李太太的朋友，只能算李太太的习惯，相与了五六年，知己知彼，呼唤得动，掌握得住，她也懒得费心机更培养新习惯。只有这时候进来的陈侠君比较上得她亲信。 理由是陈侠君最闲着没事做，常能到李家来走动。他曾在法国学过画，可是他不必靠此为生。他尝说，世界上资本家以外，和“无产阶级”的劳动者对峙的还有一种“无业阶级”，家有遗产、不务正业的公子哥儿。他勉强算属于这个阶级。他最初回国到上海，颇想努力振作，把绘画作为职业。谁知道上海这地方，什么东西都爱洋货，就是洋画没人过问。洋式布置的屋子里挂的还是中堂、条幅、横披之类。他的大伯父是有名的国画家，不懂透视，不会写生；除掉“外国坟山”和自来水，也没逛过名山秀水，只凭祖传的收藏和日本的珂罗版《南画集》，今天画幅山水“仿大痴笔意”，明天画幅树石“曾见云林有此”，生意忙得不可开交。这气坏了有艺术良心的陈侠君。他伯父一天对他说：“我的好侄儿呀，你这条路走错了！洋画我不懂，可是总比不上我们古画的气韵，并且不象中国画那样用意微妙。譬如大前天一个银行经理求我为他银行里会客室画幅中堂，你们学洋画的人试想该怎样画法，要切银行，要口彩好，又不能俗气露骨。”侠君想不出来，只好摇头。他伯父呵呵大笑，摊开纸卷道：“瞧我画的！”画的是一棵荔枝树，结满了大大小小的荔枝，上面写着：“一本万利图。临罗两峰本”侠君看了又气又笑。他伯父又问“幸福图”怎样画法，侠君真以为他向自己请教，源源本本告诉他在西洋神话里，幸福女神是个眼蒙布带、脚踏飞轮的女人。他伯父拈着胡子微笑，又摊开一卷纸，画着一株杏花、五只蝙蝠，题字道：“杏蝠者，幸福谐音也；蝠数五，谐五福也。自我作古。”侠君只有佩服，虽然不很情愿。他伯父还有许多女弟子，大半是富商财主的外室；这些财翁白天忙着赚钱，怕小公馆里的情妇长日无聊，要不安分，常常叫她们学点玩艺儿消遣。最理想的当然是中国画，可以卖弄而不难学。拜门学画的先生，不比旁的教师，必须有名儿的，这也很挣面子，而且中国画的名家十九上了年纪，不会引诱女人，可以安心交托。侠君年纪轻，又是花天酒地的法国留学生，人家先防他三分；学洋画听说专画模特儿，难保不也画红楼梦里傻大姐所说的“妖精打架”，那就有伤风化了。侠君在上海受够了冷落，搬到北平来住，有了一些说话投机的朋友，渐渐恢复自尊心，然而初回国时那股劲头再也鼓不起来。因为他懒得什么事都不干，人家以为他上了劲什么事都能干。他也成了名流。他只有谈话不懒，晚上睡着了还要说梦话。他最擅长跟女人讲话。他知道女人不喜欢男人对她们太尊敬，所以他带玩弄地恭维，带冒犯地迎合。例如上月里李太太做生日，她已到了愿有人记得她生日而不愿有人知道她生年的时期，当然对客人说自己老了，大家都抗议说：“不老！不老！”只有陈侠君说：“快该老了！否则年轻的姑娘们都给您比下去了，再没有出头的日子啦！” 客人齐了，用人送茶点上来。李太太叫颐谷坐在旁边，为自己斟第一杯茶，第二杯茶就给他斟，问他要几块糖。颐谷客气地踌躇说：“谢谢，不要糖。”李太太注视他，微笑低声说：“别又象刚才否认你学校里有女学生，这用不到客套！不搁糖，这茶不好喝。我干脆不问你，给你加上牛奶。”颐谷感谢天，这时候大家都忙着谈话，没人注意到自己的窘态，李太太的笑容和眼睛表情使他忽然快乐得仿佛心给热东西烫痛了。他机械地把匙调着茶，好一会没听见旁人在讲什么。 建侯道：“侠君，你来的时候耳朵烧没有？我们都在骂你。” 陈侠君道：“咱们背后谁不骂谁－－” 爱默插嘴说：“我可没骂过谁。” 侠君左手按在胸口，坐着向爱默深深弯背道：“我从没骂过你。”回头向建侯问：“骂我些什么呢？何妨讲来听听，'有则改之，无则加勉。'” 马用中喝完茶还得上报馆做稿子，便抢着说：“骂你臭架子，每次有意晚到，耽误大家的时间，恭候你一个人。” 袁友春说：“大家说你这艺术家的习气是在法国拉丁区坐咖啡馆学来的，说法国人根本没有时间观念，所以'时间即金钱'那句话还得向英文去借。我的见解不同，我想你生来这迟到的脾气，不，没生出来就有这脾气，你一定十月满足了还赖着不肯出世的。” 大家都笑了，陈侠君还没回答，傅聚卿冷冷地说：“这幽默太笨重了，到肉铺子里去称一下，怕斤两不小。” 袁友春脸上微红，睁眼看傅聚卿道：“英国人用磅作单位的，不讲斤两，你露出冒牌英国佬的马脚来了。” 陈侠君喝着茶说：“可惜！可惜！这样好茶给你们润了嗓子来吵嘴，真冤哪！我今天可不是故意累你们等，方才送一个朋友全家上车回南边去，所以来迟了。这两天风声又紧起来，好多人想搬家离开这儿。老马，你说，这仗打得起来不？你的消息该比我们灵通罗。” 曹世昌涵意深微地说：“你该看他的社论。国家大事，私人访问，恕不答复。” 几张嘴同时说：“为了读他的社论，看不出所以然，所以要问他。”颐谷也觉得这关系到切身利害，只等马用中吃完了“三明治”腾出嘴来讲话。李太太说：“是呀！我也得有个准备。北平真危险的话，只有把上海出租的房子要回来，建侯得先到南边去料理了。可是三年前的夏天，比现在紧张多呢！日本飞机在头上转，大家都抢着回南，平沪特快车头二等的走廊里站满了乘客，三等车里挤得一宵转身不得，什么笑话都有。到后来，大事化为无事，去的人又回来，白忙了一趟。这几年来，我们受惯了虚惊，也许什么事儿没有。用中，你瞧怎样？” 马用中好象没忘记生理卫生关于淀粉应在嘴里消化的教训，仔细咀嚼面包，吃完了把碟子旁的手巾拂去胸前沾的面包屑，皱着眉头说：“这事很难肯定地说……” 李太太使性说：“那不行！你非讲不可。”傅聚卿道：“为什么这样吞吞吐吐？何妨把你自己的眼光来决断一下。老实告诉你，老马，我就从来没把你的话作准；反正你在这理讲话又不是做社论，你不负什么文责。要知道祸福吉凶，我们自会去求签卜卦，请教摆测字摊的人，不会根据你大政论家的话来行动。” 马用中只当没听见，对李太太说：“我想战事暂时不会起。第一，我们还没充分准备，第二，我得到消息，假使日本跟我们开战，俄国也许要乘机动手，这消息的来源我不能公布，反正是顶可靠的。第三，英美为保护远东利益，不会坐视日本侵略中国，我知道它们和我们当局有实际援助的默契。日本怕俄国，也不能不顾忌到英美，决不敢真干起来。第四，我们政府首领跟希脱勒、墨沙里尼最友善，德国、意国都和我们同情，断不至于帮了日本去牵制英美。所以，我们的观察，两三年内还不会有战争。当然，天下常有意料不到的事。” 李太太恨道：“你这人真讨厌！听了你一大堆话，刚有点放心，又来那么泄气的一句！”马用中抱歉地傻笑，仿佛战事意外发生都是他失察之咎。曹世昌问：“那么，当前的紧张局面怎样了结呢？” 袁友春轻蔑地说：“哼！还有什么？我们只能让步。” “那可糟啦！”建侯说，颐谷心里也应声回响。 “不让步事情更糟，”傅聚卿、陆伯麟同时说。 陈侠君道：“让步！让到什么时候得了？大不了亡国，倒不如干脆跟日本拼个你死我活。老实讲，北平也不值得留恋了。在这种委屈苟安的空气里，我们一天天增进亡国顺民的程度，我就受不了！只有打！”说时拍着桌子，表示他的言行一致，好象证明该这样打日本人的。坐在他右面的赵玉山吓得直跳起来，把茶都泼在衣服上。 李太太笑道：“瞧你这股傻劲儿！小心别打破我的茶杯。'打！'你肯上前线去打么？” 侠君正在向玉山道歉说：“都是我不好！回头你太太又该借这茶渍跟你吵了－－”听见这话，回脸过来说：“我不肯，我不能，而且我不敢。我是懦夫，我怕炮火。” 建侯耸了耸肩，对人家做个眼色，傅聚卿说：“你肯承认自己懦弱，这就是最大的勇气。这个年头儿，谁都不敢讲自己怕打仗。敢这样坦白讲的，你还是第一个。有些人把他们的畏缩掩饰成政策，说维持和平，说暂时妥协，不可轻举妄动，意气用事。有些人高喊着抗战，只希望虚声夺人，把呐喊来吓退日本，心上并不愿意，也并不相信这战争真能发生。千句并一句说，大家都胆小得要装勇敢，就没人有胆量敢诚实地懦弱。可是你自己怕打仗，又主张打仗，这未免有些矛盾。”