On another day, the Layman asked, “Will you not tell me something about what is at hand?”1
Ch’i-feng said, “I will, as soon as that old codger Mr. P’ang gets here.”
The Layman said, “Aren’t you up to it today?”
Ch’i-feng said, “That’s a good question, but why are you asking me?”
The Layman said, “Well done! Well done!”
1. This is a difficult term to translate; it has the meaning of something that is “clear and present.”
