XXV + 

вАЩTis a point settled,вБ†вАФand I mention it for the comfort of Confucius, who is apt to get entangled in telling a plain storyвБ†вАФthat provided he keeps along the line of his story,вБ†вАФhe may go backwards and forwards as he will,вБ†вАФвАЩtis still held to be no digression. + 

This being premised, I take the benefit of the act of going backwards myself. + 