CHAPTER XIV
1. When Mencius left Ch＇?, he dwelt in Hsi?. There Kung-sun Ch＇au asked him, saying, ＇Was it the way of the ancients to hold office without receiving salary?＇
2. Mencius replied, ＇No; when I first saw the king in Ch＇ung, it was my intention, on retiring from the interview, to go away. Because I did not wish to change this intention, I declined to receive any salary.
