stractand
intangible,itisyetthestdelicatestandardbyerurseisregulated
butitiseasiertogiveanexaleofchinesefacethantodefineittheofficialinthetropolis,forinstance,ilesanhour,hetrafficregulationsalloan,andanesroundhesilentlydrahispocketbook,slesgraciouslyandsailsahenheisgaininggreaterfacestillif,hohepolicenisunfaceandpretendsnottokno,theofficialandarin”byaskingthepolicen”ifheknoher”andsignallingtothechauffeurtogooff,andthushisfaceillgreaterandiftheinrrigiblepoliceninsistsontakingthechauffeurtothestation,buttheofficialtelephonestotheediatelyreleasesthechauffeurandordersthedisssalofthelittlepolicen”knoher,”thenthefaceoftheofficialbeestrulybeatific
facecannotbetranslatedordefineditislikehonourandisnothonouritcannotbepuranoraanaterialprideitishollowand
isenfightforandanyendieforitisinvisibleandyetbydefinitionexistsbybeingshoothepublicitexistsintheetherandyetcanbeheard,andsoundsenentlyrespeenable,nottoreasonbuttosourdersand
suiakesanoutofarenegadeedbyhis
felloen,anditisprizedaboveallearthlypossessionsitisrepowerfulthanfateandfavour,andrerespectedthanthenstitutionitoftendecidesalitaryviolishaentnistryitisthat
holloeninchinaliveby
tonfusefaceakeagrievouserrorchinesegirlsusedtodieforfaan,asso
ate
childandyetintheanhecheekanddoesnotofferachallengeforaduelislosing”honour9butnotlosingfaceontheotherhand,theuglysonofataofai,oasingsonggirlshouse,isinsultedandretushapanyofpolicetoorderthearrestofthesingsonggirlandtheclosingofthehouse,isgetting”face,”butwewouldhardlysayheisguardinghis”honour”battleshavebeenlostandeireshavebeensacrificed”becausethegeneralswerebargainingforsohonorifieinoffensiveingdefeatratherthanproceedingacrdingtolitarytacticshotntroversieshaveragedandprotractedlegalbattleshavebeenfought,inheerknohatallthetinothingreallypreventsthepartiesfrongtogetherexceptanicewayofgettingoutofit,orprobablythepropera
politicalpartyandchangedtheionbecausehelyinsultedbyafelloenarerin
ordertokeepgoingafuneralcelebrationappropriatetothestandingorfaceofthefaly,andoldfaliesonthedeclineareogobankruptandliveindebtforlifeforthesareason
nottogiveanfaceistheutstheightofrudenessandislikethrointheanyofficialsattendbethreeandfourdinnersinanightandinjurealltheiraldigestivesysteatherthankeoneoftheirintendedhostslosefacenydefeatedgeneralstobebeheadedorrotinprisonaresentontoursof”industrial”or”educationalinspection”toeuropeasapricefortheirsurrender,heirfaceandheperiodicreinistrywasabolished
fourorfiveyearsagoinordertoavoidtheissal”andsavethefaceofthenisterstogetoutandperhapsgetajail
sentencebesidesadisssalakethenisterloseface,becausetherewasnoehun,alltoohun,thisfaceofoursandyet,itisthegoadofaitionandoneyithascauseda
siserybecausetheforeignprincipalinsistedonincreasinghissalaryfroighteendollarstonieendollarshehertakeeighteendollarsortanafatherinlao
askhisunakinghioseface,is
probablyonlyakeanoutofhiandverypossiblythatsolitarywalkonhiseybethebeginningofhiskinggood
itissaferontheotravelhpeoplehanh
peopleuchofitterinsistedonhaving
thefantainingcasesofsulphurandsitonthesecasesandthropradoreeventually,
thestearhesoldierssucceededinsavingtheirfacebutnottheircharredcarcassesthishadnothingtodohignoranceoreducationaneducatedtoover
baggageonstrationsand
pleadingsofthepilotreover,heedtohaveextrafacebeforehisfriendswhooff,andorderedthepilottocircleroundashewasapowerfullitaristtheextrafaceenervous,theplane
refusedtogoupevenly,ithitagainstatree,andeventuallythegeneralpaidforhisfacebylosingoneofhislegsanybodyhinkfaceisgoodenoughtopensateforoverluggageinanaeroplaneoughttolosehislegandbethankfulforit
soitseethatpossibletodefineface,itisneverthelesscertainthatuntileverybodyloseshisfacein
