still, in the end, it had never occurred to him that he might do the same; but when he saw that Chao Szu-ch'ên had followed suit, the idea of imitation occurred to him and he made up his mind to do the same. He used a bamboo chopstick to twist his queue upon his head, and after hesitating for a long time, found the courage to go out.
As he walked along the street, however, those who saw him made no comment. At the beginning, Ah Q was very ill at ease and later was filled with resentment. He had of late been losing his temper very easily, but as a matter of fact his livelihood was in about the same condition as it had been before the Revolution. On seeing him, people were prone to courteous formality; the stores did not ask for cash payments; but Ah Q considered that this was too much of a disappointment because, after the Revolution had taken place, things should not have been done in this manner.
Furthermore, once when he espied Little D, his anger nearly burst his belly. For Little D had wrapped his queue upon the top of his head and, what was more, had actually used a bamboo chopstick to do it! It had never occurred to Ah Q that Little D would have had the courage to do such a thing, and he made up his mind not to
