我与范用先生至今未曾谋面,但我们有联系。他是我敬重的前辈之一。早在几年前,我就想写一写他。关于范用的口碑很多。我第一次听到关于他的口碑,是在1978年春。那天,我和陈子伶兄去拜访唐弢先生。唐先生家里我已去过几次,而子伶还是第一次。一进门,我就向唐先生介绍子伶的身份。使我悄悄吃惊的是,唐先生听说子伶是在人民出版社工作的,就眼神一亮,不断的发问: I have not met Mr. Fan Yong so far, but we have contact. He is one of my predecessors who respect. As early as a few years ago, I wanted to write him. A lot of reputation on the fan. The first time I heard about his reputation was in the spring of 1978. That day, I went to visit Mr. Tang Tao and Mr. Chen Zillian. Mr. Tang, I have been to the home several times, and Zi Ling is the first time. As soon as I came in, I introduced Mr. Ling to Mr. Tang. What surprised me was that Mr. Tang, who heard that Ziling was working in People’s Publishing House, came to the surface and kept asking questions: