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    regulated.

    butitiseasiertogiveanexaleofesefacethantodefiheofficialinthe

    tropolis,forinstance,ilesanhour,hetraffic

    regulationsalloan,andanesroundhesilentlydrahispocketbook,

    slesgraciouslyandsailsahenheisgainierfacestill.if,hohe

    poliisunfadpretendsnottokno,theofficial

    andarin”byaskingthepoli”ifheknoher”and

    signallingtothechauffeurtogooff,andthushisfaceillgreater.andifthe

    inrrigiblepolisistsontakingthechauffeurtothestation,buttheofficial

    telephoheediatelyreleasesthechauffeurandorders

    thedisssalofthelittlepoli”khenthefaceof

    theofficialbeestrulybeatific.

    faranslatedordefiislikehonourandisnothonour.itotbe

    puranoraanaterialpride.itishollowand

    isenfightforandanyendiefor.itisinvisibleaby

    definitiosbybeingshoothepublic.itexistsiherabe

    heard,andsoulyrespeetoreasonbutto

    sourdersand

    suiakesanoutadeedbyhis

    felloen,anditisprizedaboveallearthlypossessions.itisrepowerful

    thanfateandfavour,andrerespectedthaitution.itoftendecidesa

    litaryviolishaentnistry.itisthat

    holloeninaliveby.

    tonfusefaceakeagrievouserror.esegirlsused

    todieforfaan,asso

    ate

    child.aheanhecheekaoffera

    challengeforaduelislosing”honour9butnotlosingfatheotherhand,the

    uglysonofataofai,oasingsonggirlshouse,isinsultedaush

    apanyofpolicetoorderthearrestofthesingsonggirlandtheclosingofthe

    house,isgetting”face,”butwewouldhardlysayheisguardinghis”honour.”

    battleshavebeenlostandeireshavebeensacrificed”becausethegeneralswere

    bargainingforsohonorifieinoffensivei

    ratherthanproceedingagtolitarytactics.hotntroversieshaveragedand

    protractedlegalbattleshavebeenfought,inheerknohatallthe

    tinothingreallypreventsthepartiesfrongtogetherexceptanicewayettingoutofit,orprobablythepropera

    politicalpartyandgedtheionbecausehely

    insultedbyafelloenarerin

    ordertokeepgoingafuneralcelebrationappropriatetothestandingorfaceofthe

    faly,andoldfaliesonthedeeareogobankruptandliveifor

    lifeforthesareason.

    nottogiveaheutstheightofrudenessandislikethrointheanyofficialsattehreeandfourdinnersina

    nightandiheiraldigestivesysteatherthankeoneof

    theirintendedhostslosefaydefeatedgeneralstobebeheadedor

    rotinprisoontoursof”industrial”or”educationaliion”toeuropeas

    apricefortheirsurrender,heirfadheperiodic

    reinistrywasabolished

    fourorfiveyearsagoioavoidtheissal”andsavethefaceofthe

    ogetoutandperhapsgetajail

    sentencebesides.adisssalakethenisterloseface,becausetherewas

    noe.hun,alltoohun,thisfaceofours.a

    isthegoadofaitionahascauseda

    siserybecausethefnprincipalinsistedonincreasinghis

    salaryfroighteendollarstonieendollars.hehertakeeighteendollars

    ortan.afatherinlao

    askhisunakinghioseface,is

    probablyonlyakeanoutofhiandverypossiblythatsolitarywalk

    ohebeginningofhiskinggood.

    itissaferoravelhpeoplehanh

    peopleuchofit.terinsistedonhaving

    thefantainingcasesofsulphurandsitonthesecases

    andthropradore.eventually,

    thestearhesoldierssucceededinsavingtheirfacebutnottheir

    charredcarcasses.thishadnothingtodohignoranceoreducation.aneducated

    toover

    baggageonstrationsand

    pleadingsofthepilot.reover,heedtohaveextrafacebeforehisfriendswho

    off,andorderedthepilottocircleround.asheowerful

    litaristtheextrafaervous,theplane

    refusedtogoupevenly,ithitagainstatree,auallythegeneralpaidforhis

    facebylosingoneofhislegs.anybodyhinkfaceisgoodenoughto

    pensateforageinanaeroplaneoughttolosehislegandbe

    thankfulforit.

    soitseethatpossibletodefineface,itishelesscertainthat

    untileverybodyloseshisfa

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