gh；　and　your　lameness　is　the　retribution　for　that　crime。　No　prayers　will　avert　the　evil。'　The　three　brothers　wept　and　acknowledged　their　guilt。

〃Governor　Wang　Ji　of　Anping；　heard　of　the　diviner's　fame　and　invited　him　to　e　on　a　visit；　and　he　went。　It　happened　that　another　guest　of　the　Governor　was　the　magistrate　of　Xindu；　whose　wife　suffered　from　headaches　and　his　son　from　pains　in　the　heart。　Guan　Lu　was　asked　to　discover　the　reason。　He　cast　lots　and　said　that　at　the　west　corner　of　the　main　hall　there　were　buried　two　corpses；　one　of　a　man　who　held　a　spear；　the　other　of　a　man　who　had　a　bow　and　arrows。　The　wall　was　built　across　them。　The　spearman's　master　had　gashed　his　head；　and　so　his　head　pained。　The　archer's　master　had　stabbed　him　in　the　heart；　and　so　his　heart　suffered　anguish。　They　dug　where　Guan　Lu　indicated　and；　about　eight　spans　down；　found　two　coffins；　one　with　a　spear　inside　and　the　other　with　a　strung　bow　and　wooden　arrows。　All　were　much　decayed。　Guan　Lu　bade　them　remove　the　bones　and　bury　them　three　miles　outside　the　walls。　Thereafter　the　woman　and　her　son　suffered　no　more。

〃A　certain　Zhuge　Yuan；　Magistrate　of　Guantao；　newly　promoted　to　Governor；　was　leaving　for　his　new　post；　and　Guan　Lu　went　to　see　him　off。　One　of　the　guests　mentioned　that　Guan　Lu　could　divine　what　was　hidden　from　sight。　The　Governor　doubted　such　powers　and　said　he　would　put　a　test。　He　got　a　swallow's　egg；　a　wasp's　nest；　and　a　spider；　and　concealed　them　in　three　separate　boxes。　He　asked　Guan　Lu　to　guess　the　contents。　The　divination　made；　Guan　Lu　wrote　three　quatrains：

'The　latent　life　will　declare　itself；

It　will　cling　to　your　lordly　hall；

Or　male　or　female；　flung　into　space；

Wide　wings　will　prevent　its　fall。

This　seems　to　indicate　a　swallow's