the emperor, Hsi. Ah Q stood staring until he became weary; all seemed to go on in endless repetition: there they went back and forth, with their depredation; boxes had been cleared out; furniture had been carried off; the Hsiu-t'sai's wife's Ningpo bed had been made way with, and this upheaval had continued until he could hardly believe his own eyes. Nevertheless, he was determined not to go nearer and so before very long he returned to T'uku Temple.
It was even darker at T'uku Temple. After he had closed the front door, he felt his way through his room, and after lying down in a comfortable position, he composed his thoughts and revolved problems concerning himself, in this manner:
"It is evident that the white-helmeted and white-armored men have come and did not come to call me. They have plundered many good things and I have had no share in the booty, — all this due to the action of the hateful 'False Foreigner' who would not allow me to join the Revolutionists; how else could it have come about that there is no share for me?"
The more Ah Q thought on this matter the more incensed he became; finally, unable to repress the painful resentment that filled his heart, he nodded his head ominously, saying: "Won't allow me to join the Revolutionary Movement, eh? Is
