CASE 56: Misshi and the White Rabbit

When Uncle Misshi and Tôzan were walking together, they saw a white rabbit run by in
front of them.

Misshi said, “How swift!”

Tôzan said, “In what way?”

Misshi said, “It is just like a person in white clothes being venerated as a prime minister.”

Tôzan said, “You are such an elderly and respectable man, and still you say something like that?”

Misshi said, “Then how about you?”

Tôzan said, “A noble of an ancient house is temporarily fallen into poverty.”