第93部分(第2/7 页)

on　foot。　Very　soon　he　met　Zhuge　Jun；　whom　he　saluted　with　great　deference；　inquiring　whether　his　brother　was　at　home。

〃He　returned　last　evening。　You　can　see　him　today；　General。〃

As　Zhuge　Jun　said　this；　he　went　off　with　some　swagger。

〃Fortune　favors　me　this　time；〃　said　Liu　Bei。　〃I　am　going　to　see　the　Master。〃

〃That　was　a　rude　fellow；〃　said　Zhang　Fei。　〃It　would　not　have　hurt　him　to　have　conducted　us　to　the　house。　Why　did　he　go　off　like　that？〃

〃Each　one　has　his　own　affairs；〃　said　Liu　Bei。　〃What　power　have　we　over　him？〃

Soon　the　three　stood　at　the　door；　and　they　knocked。　The　serving　lad　came　out　and　asked　their　business。

Liu　Bei　said　very　deferentially；　〃I　would　trouble　the　servant　of　the　genius；　gentle　page；　to　inform　the　Master　that　Liu　Bei　wishes　to　pay　his　respects　to　him。〃

〃My　master　is　at　home；　but　he　is　asleep。〃

〃In　that　case　do　not　announce　me。〃

Liu　Bei　bade　his　two　brothers　wait　at　the　door　quietly；　and　he　himself　entered　with　careful　steps。　There　was　the　man　he　sought；　lying　asleep　on　the　couch；　stretched　on　a　simple　mat。　Liu　Bei　saluted　him　with　joined　hands　at　a　respectful　distance。

The　time　passed　and　still　the　sleeper　did　not　wake。　The　two　brothers　left　without；　beginning　to　feel　impatient；　also　came　in；　and　Zhang　Fei　was　annoyed　at　seeing　his　revered　elder　brother　respectfully　standing　by　while　another　slept。

〃What　an　arrogant　fellow　is　this　Master？〃　said　he。　〃There　is　our　brother　waiting；　while　he　sleeps　on　perfectly　carelessly。　I　will　go　to　the　back　of　the　place　and　let　off　a　bomb　and　see　if　that　will　rouse　him。〃

〃No；　no；　you　must　do　nothing　of　the　kind；〃　whispered　Guan　Yu；　and　then　Liu　Bei　told　them　to　go　out　again。

Just　then　Liu　Bei　noticed　that　the　Master　mo