我正在重庆出席一个会议，忽然接到蹇先艾同志粹然去世的消息，事情非常意外，令我吃惊。我出发的头一天还接到他打来的电话，谈他对《文史天地》第二期的观感。言语清楚，思维明晰，完全没有生病的征兆，怎么会突然逝世呢？当时见到的是电话记录，直到回筑后才略知他突然去世 I was attending a conference in Chongqing. Suddenly, I was surprised when I first heard the news about the death of Ai himself. The day before my departure, I also received a phone call from him about his impression of the second issue of “World of Literature and History.” Clear words, clear thinking, no signs of illness, how suddenly died? At that time, I saw the phone records and did not know him suddenly before returning to the building