tiles as a mark of the Master’s fastidiousness, I once asked him about it.
“Yes. They’re clearer and easier to see when you have them on white
paper. Try it sometime.”
In mahjong too the key to victory is supposed to be brisk, quick play; but
the Master deliberated each move at length. His adversaries, pushed beyond
boredom, would presently flag and fall. Lost in his own game, the Master
was quite oblivious of the feelings of others. He was not even aware of the
fact that he sometimes dragged people kicking and struggling into a game.
