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Andherelivedaphilosopherofreputethedesiretoseewhomhadbeentobeoneoftheincentivesofasomewhatarduousjourney.HewasthegreatestauthorityinChinaontheConfucianlearning.HewassaidtospeakEnglishandGermanwithfacility.HehadbeenformanyyearssecretarytooneoftheEmpressDowager'
sgreatestviceroys,buthelivednowinretirement.Oncertainsintheweek,however,allthroughtheyearheopenedhisdoorstosuchassoughtafterknowledge,anddiscoursedontheteachingsofConfucius.Hehadabodyofdisciples,butitwassmall,sincethestudentsforthemostpartpreferredtohismodestdwellingandhissevereexhortationsthesumptuousbuildingsoftheforeignuniversityandtheusefulscienceofthebarbarians:
withhimthiswasmentionedonlytobescornfullydismissed.FromallIheardofhimIconcludedthathewasamanofcharacter.
WhenIannouncedmywishtomeetthisdistinguishedpersonmyhostimmediatelyofferedtoarrangeameeting;
butthedayspassedandnothinghappened.Imadeenquiriesandmyhostshruggedhisshoulders.
"
Isenthimachitandtoldhimtocomealong,"
hesaid."
Idon'
tknowwhyhehasn'
tturnedup.He'
sacross-grainedoldfellow."
IdidnotthinkitwasproperttoapproachaphilosopherinsocavalierafashionandIwashardlysurprisedthathehadignoredasummonssuchasthis.IcausedalettertobesentaskinginthepolitesttermsIcoulddevisewhetherhewouldallowmetocalluponhimandwithintwohoursreceivedananswermakinganappointmentforthefollowingmorningatteno'
clock.
Iwascarriedinachair.Thewayseemedinterminable.IwentthroughcrowdedstreetsandthroughstreetsdesertedtillIcameatlasttoone,silentandempty,inwhichatasmalldoorinalongwhitewallmybearerssetdownmychair.Oneofthemknocked,andafteraconsiderabletimeajudaswasopened;
darkeyeslookedthrough;
therewasabriefcolloquy;
andfinallyIwasadmitted.Ayouth,pallidofface,wizened,andpoorlydressed,motionedmetofollowhim.Ididnotknowifhewasaservantorapupilofthegreatman.IpassedthroughashabbyyardandwasledintoalongrowroomsparselyfurnishedwithanAmericanroll-topdesk,acoupleofblack-woodchairsandtwolittleChinesetables.Againstthewallswereshelvesonwhichwereagreatnumberofbooks:
mostofthem,ofcourse,wereChinese,butthereweremany,philosophicalandscientificworks,inEnglish,FrenchandGerman;
andtherewerehundredsofunboundcopiesoflearnedreviews.Wherebooksdidnottakeupthewallspacehungscrollsonwhichinvariouscalligraphieswerewritten,Isuppose,Confucianquotations.Therewasnocarpetonthefloor.Itwasacold,bare,andcomfortlesschamber.Itssombrenesswasrelievedonlybyayellowchrysanthemumwhichstoodbyitselfonthedeskinalongvase.
Iwaitedforsometimeandtheyouthwhohadshownmeinbroughtapotoftea,twocups,andatinofVirginiancigarettes.Ashewentoutthephilosopherentered.Ihastenedtoexpressmysenseofthehonourhedidmeinallowingmetovisithim.Hewavedmetoachairandpouredoutthetea.
Iamflatteredthatyouwishedtoseeme,"
hereturned."
Yourcountrymendealonlywithcooliesandwithcompradores;
theythinkeveryChinesemustbeoneortheother."
Iventuredtoprotest.ButIhadnotcaughthispoint.Heleanedbackinhischairandlookedatmewithanexpressionofmockery.
Theythinktheyhavebuttobeckonandwemustcome."
Isawthenthatmyfriend'
sunfortunatecommunicationstillrankled.Ididnotknowhowtoreply.Imurmuredsomethingcomplimentary.
Hewasanoldman,tall,withathingreyqueue,andbrightlargeeyesunderwhichwereheavybags.Histeethwerebrokenanddiscoloured.Hewasexceedinglythin,andhishands,fineandsmall,werewitheredandclaw-like.Ihadbeentoldthathewasanopium-smoker.Hewasveryshabbilydressedinablackgown,alittleblackcap,bothmuchfortheworseforwear,anddarkgreytrousersgarteredattheankle.Hewaswatching.Hedidnotknowwhatattitudetotakeup,andhehadthemannerofamanwhowasonhisguard.OfcoursethephilosopheroccupiesaroyalplaceamongthosewhoconcernthemselveswiththethingsofthespiritandwehavetheauthorityofBenjaminDisraelithatroyaltymustbetreatedwithabundantflattery.Iseizedmytrowel.PresentlyIwasconsciousofacertainrelaxationinhisdemeanour.Hewaslikeamanwhowasallsetandrigidtohavehisphotographtaken,buthearingtheshutterclickletshimselfgoandeasesintohisnaturalself.Heshowedmehisbooks.
ItookthePh.DinBerlin,youknow,"
AndafterwardsIstudiedforsometimeinOxford.ButtheEnglish,ifyouwillallowmetosayso,havenogreataptitudeforphilosophy."
Thoughheputtheremarkapologeticallyitwasevidentthathewasnotdispleasedtosayaslightlydisagreeablething.
Wehavehadphilosopherswhohavenotbeenwithoutinfluenceintheworldofthought,"
Isuggested.
HumeandBerkeley?
ThephilosopherswhotaughtatOxfordwhenIwastherewereanxiousnottooffendtheirtheologicalcolleagues.Theywouldnotfollowtheirthoughttoitslogicalconsequencesincasetheyshouldjeopardisetheirpositioninuniversitysociety.
HaveyoustudiedthemoderndevelopmentsofphilosophyinAmerica?
Iasked.
AreyouspeakingofPragmatism?
Itisthelastrefugeofthosewhowanttobelievetheincredible.IhavemoreuseforAmericanpetroleumthanforAmericanphilosophy."
Hisjudgmentsweretart.Wesatdownoncemoreanddrankanothercupoftea.Hebegantotalkwithfluency.HespokeasomewhatformalbutanidiomaticEnglish.NowandthenhehelpedhimselfoutwithaGermanphrase.SofarasitwaspossibleforamanofthatstubborncharactertobeinfluencedhehadbeeninfluencedbyGermany.ThemethodandtheindustryoftheGermanshaddeeplyimpressedhimandtheirphilosophicalacumenwaspatenttohimwhenalaboriousprofessorpublishedinalearnedmagazineanessayononeofhisownwritings.
Ihavewrittentwentybooks,"
AndthatistheonlynoticethathaseverbeentakenofmeinaEuropeanpublication."
ButhisstudyofWesternphilosophyhadonlyservedintheendtosatisfyhimthatwisdomafterallwastobefoundwithinthelimitsoftheConfuciancanon.Heaccepteditsphilosophywithconviction.Itansweredtheneedsofhisspiritwithacompletenesswhichmadeallforeignlearningsseemvain.Iwasinterestedinthisbecauseitboreoutanopinionofminethatphilosophyisanaffairofcharacterratherthanoflogic:
thephilosopherbelievesnotaccordingtoevidence,butaccordingtohisowntemperament;
andhisthinkingmerelyservestomakereasonablewhathisinstinctregardsastrue.IfConfucianismgainedsofirmaholdontheChineseitisbecauseitexplainedandexpressedthemasnoothersystemofthoughtcoulddo.
Myhostlitacigarette.Hisvoiceatfirsthadbeenthinandtired,butashegrewinterestedinwhathesaiditgainedvolume.Hetalkedvehemently.Therewasinhimnoneofthereposeofthesage.Hewasapolemistandafighter.Heloathedthemoderncryforindividualism.Forhimsocietywastheunit,andthefamilythefoundationofsociety.HeupheldtheoldChinaandtheoldschool,monarchy,andtherigidcanonofConfucius.Hegrewviolentandbitterashespokeofthestudents,freshfromforeignuniversities,whowithsacrilegioushandstoredowntheoldestcivilizationintheworld.
Butyou,doyouknowwhatyouaredoing?
heexclaimed."
Whatisthereasonforwhichyoudeemyourselvesourbetters?
Haveyouexcelledusinartsorletters?
Haveourthinkersbeenlessprofoundthanyours?
Hasourcivilisationbeenlesselaborate,lesscomplicated,lessrefinedthanyours?
Why,whenyoulivedincavesandclothedyourselveswithskinswewereculturedpeople.Doyouknowthatwetriedanexperimentwhichisuniqueinthehistoryoftheworld?
Wesoughttorulethisgreatcountrynotbyforce,butbywisdom.Andforcenturieswesucceeded.Thenwhydoesthewhitemandespisetheyellow?
ShallItellyou?
Becausehehasinventedthemachinegun.Thatisyoursuperiority.Weareadefencelesshordeandyoucanblowusintoeternity.Youhaveshatteredthedreamofourphilosophersthattheworldcouldbegovernedbythepoweroflawandorder.Andnowyouareteachingouryoungmenyoursecret.Youhavethrustyourhideousinventionuponus.Doyounotknowthatthereareinthiscountryfourhundredmillionsofthemostpracticalandindustriouspeopleintheworld?
Doyouthinkitwilltakeuslongtolearn?
Andwhatwillbecomeofyoursuperioritywhentheyellowmancanmakeasgoodgunsasthewhiteandfirethemasstraight?
Youhaveappealedtothemachinegunandbythemachinegunshallyoubejudged."
Buta
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