1. When the prince sent him a gift of cooked meat, he would adjust his mat, first taste it, and then give it away to others. When the prince sent him a gift of undressed meat, he would have it cooked, and offer it to the spirits of his ancestors. When the prince sent him a gift of a living animal, he would keep it alive.

2. When he was in attendance on the prince and joining in the entertainment, the prince only sacrificed. He first tasted every thing.

11. TRAITS OF CONFUCIUS' INTERCOURSE WITH OTHERS. 1. The two bows were not to the messenger, but intended for the distant friend to whom he was being sent. 2. 康 was the 季康子 of II. 20, et al. Conf. accepted the gift, but though it necessary to let the donor know he could not, for the present at least, avail himself of it.

12. HOW CONFUCIUS VALUE HUMAN LIFE. A 厩 was fitted to accommodate 216 horses. See 集证, in loc. It may be used indeed for a private stable, but it is more natural to take it here for the 国 or state kew. This is the view in 家语.

13. DEMEANOUR OF CONFUCIUS IN RELATION TO HIS PRINCE. 1. He would not offer the cooked meat to the spirits of his ancestors, not knowing but it might previously have been offered by the prince to the spirits of his. But he reverently tasted it, as if he had been in the prince's presence. He 'honoured' the gift of cooked food, 'glorified' the undressed, and 'was kind' to the living animal. 2. The 祭 here is that in ch. 8, 10. Among parties of equal rank, all performed the ceremony, but Conf., with his prince, held that the prince sacrificed for all. He tasted every thing, as if he had been a cook, it being the cook's duty to taste every dish, before the prince partook of it. 3. 首, upper 3d tone, 头向, 'the direction of the head'. The head to the east was the proper position for a person in bed; a sick man might for comfort be lying differently, but Conf. would not see the prince but in the correct position, and also in the court dress, so far as he could accomplish it. 4. He would not wait a moment, but let his carriage follow him.

3. When he was sick and the prince came to visit him, he had his head to the east, made his court robes be spread over him, and drew his girdle across them.

4. When the prince's order called him, without waiting for his carriage to be yoked, he went at once.