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Inolddays,thelandintheSouthEastlaylow.InthisSouth−Eastpartoftheworld,wassituatedawalledtown,KuSubyname.Withinthewallsalocality,calledtheCh'angMen,wasmorethanallothersthroughoutthemortalworld,thecentre,whichheldthesecond,ifnotthefirstplaceforfashionandlife.BeyondthisCh'angMenwasastreetcalledShih−li−chieh(TenListreet);inthisstreetalane,theJenCh'inglane(HumanityandPurity);andinthislanestoodanoldtemple,whichonaccountofitsdiminutivedimensions,wascalled,bygeneralconsent,theGourdtemple.Nextdoortothistemplelivedthefamilyofadistrictofficial,Chenbysurname,Feibyname,andShih−yinbystyle.Hiswife,neeFeng,possessedaworthyandvirtuousdisposition,andhadaclearperceptionofmoralproprietyandgoodconduct.Thisfamily,thoughnotinactualpossessionofexcessiveaffluenceandhonours,was,nevertheless,intheirdistrict,concededtobeaclanofwell−to−dostanding.AsthisChenShih−yinwasofacontentedandunambitiousframeofmind,andentertainednohankeringafteranyofficialdistinction,butdayafterdayofhislifetookdelightingazingatflowers,plantingbamboos,sippinghiswineandconningpoeticalworks,hewasinfact,intheindulgenceofthesepursuits,ashappyasasupernaturalbeing.