not even enter an opening, merely standing at the entrance to receive the goods.
It was on a certain evening when he had just received a package and his robber lieutenant had gone in again that he heard loud clamors from within, and dashed away with all speed. He crept out of town before the night had passed, and escaped back to Weichuang. Henceforth, he did not dare to return to the work again. This story, however, had even more of an unfavorable effect upon Ah Q's reputation. As for the villagers' attitude of "respect at a distance" they feared first of all lest they incur his enmity. How was it to be known that he was a thief who did not dare to steal again? He was, in truth, unworthy of being feared.
