or　bit　of　territory；　would　you　e？〃

〃I　am　too　dilatory；　too　fond　of　leisure　and　ease；　and　no　longer　have　any　ambitions。　But　I　will　see　you　another　time。〃

And　with　these　words　Cui　Zhouping　saluted　and　left。　The　three　brothers　also　mounted　and　started　homeward。

Presently　Zhang　Fei　said；　〃We　have　not　found　Zhuge　Liang；　and　we　have　had　to　listen　to　the　wild　ravings　of　this　so…called　scholar。　There　is　the　whole　result　of　this　journey。〃

〃His　words　were　those　of　a　deep　thinker；〃　replied　Liu　Bei。

Some　days　after　the　return　to　Xinye；　Liu　Bei　sent　to　find　out　whether　Zhuge　Liang　had　returned；　and　the　messenger　came　back　saying　that　he　had。　Wherefore　Liu　Bei　prepared　for　another　visit。

Again　Zhang　Fei　showed　his　irritation　by　remarking；　〃Why　must　you　go　hunting　after　this　villager？　Send　and　tell　him　to　e。〃

〃Silence！〃　said　Liu　Bei；　〃The　Teacher　Mencius　said；　'To　try　to　see　the　sage　without　going　his　way　is　like　barring　a　door　you　wish　to　enter。'　Zhuge　Liang　is　the　greatest　sage　of　the　day。　How　can　I　summon　him？〃

So　Liu　Bei　rode　away　to　make　his　visit；　his　two　brothers　with　him　as　before。　It　was　winter　and　exceedingly　cold。　Floating　clouds　covered　the　whole　sky。　Before　they　had　gone　far；　a　bitter　wind　began　to　blow　i