Inmyfright, ’sservantsteppedforwardandwhisperedtomymother: “Madame, , .” , , pleadingmyyouthfulignoranceandirresponsibility, madeavowtooffersacrificesattheshrineshouldmyinnocentoffensebeforgivbythegods.
AtthatmomentreportcamethattheLanternProcessionwasapproaching, , whenmymotherandIvisitedmygrandparents, shemademeoffer, inallsolemnity, ourpromisedsacrificesattheShrineofThreeGates
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Earlyinmy13thyear （1904）， Ilefthomeona7-dayjourneytoseeka “neweducation” , andallowedmetoseekmyowneducationanddevelopmentinthegreatworldallalonearmedonlywithamother’slove, ahabitofstudy, andalittletendencytodoubt.
Ispent6yearsinShanghai （1904–1910） and7yearsinAmerica （1910–1917）.DuringmystayinShanghaiIwentthroughthreeschools （noneofwhichwasamissionaryschool） “theneweducation,” consistingchieflyofhistory,geography, English, mathematics, , ImademyfirstacquaintancewithanumberofEnglishandEuropeannovels, includingthoseofScott, Dickens, Dumaspèreandfil， Hugo, -ConfucianandNeo- ConfucianphilosophersofancientandmedievalChinaandwasdelightedinthealtruismofMoTiandthenaturalisticphilosophyofLao-tzeandChuang-tze.
