All Ning could find was some venison, which Pan Yin gulped down in two or three mouthfuls. Pan T'e took not a bite and when pressed by Ning replied, "I'm old, you see. My teeth are gone and I can't chew it." The wine had gone round several times more before Pan T'e stood up to excuse himself.
寧菌原未備菜，只找出一些鹿肉，斑寅三兩口，就清了盤底，斑特卻一口未沾，寧菌勸菜，他只推說：「年紀大了嘛，缺牙嚼不動了。」