Wan¹ Dan heard of his friend's death, and went to express his condolence with a heavy heart.

 

Many people came and went, and it was crowded in the friend's house, the celebrated² knight-errant, Chen Zun, was also among the condolence procession, as he had presented numerous presents, he could not help assuming an air of benefactor³.

 

When it was Wan Dan's turn to pay contribute to his dead friend, he produced a pi of thin silk from his bag slowly, and put it on the table in front of the catafalque. He said in a low voice, "Though the cloth costs little, I wove it personally, every thread of it indicates how I miss you!" On hearing this, Chen Zun could not help flushing, and then he left at once under the pretext⁴ of urgent businesses.

 

王丹得知朋友去世的消息后，满怀悲伤地前去吊唁。

 

朋友家中人来客往，十分拥挤，著名的侠客陈遵也在吊唁的队伍中。由于赠送的东西格外多，陈遵的脸上止不住流露出有恩于人的神色。

 

轮到王丹拜祭的时候，只见他缓缓从包中拿出一匹细绢，放在灵堂前的几案上，沉声说道：“这匹布虽然值不了几个钱，但这是王丹亲手织成的，一经一纬，都包含着我对您的思念！”陈遵听得这话，不禁满脸通红，赶紧托辞离开了灵堂。

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