The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

C H a P. XXV

’TIS a point settled,—and I mention it for the comfort of Confucius,^[24] who is apt to get entangled in telling a plain story—that provided he keeps along the line of his story,—he may go backwards and forwards as he will,—’tis still held to be no digression.

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

[24] Mr Shandy is supposed to mean * * * * * * * * * * *, Esq; member for * * * * * *,——and not the Chinese Legislator.