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红楼梦Chapter31

This is too much punctiliousness! smiled Pao-chai. Even had you insisted upon going， we wouldnt have been so arrogant as to let you put yourself to the trouble， and how much less when you were not feeling well? You two are cousins and are always to be found together the whole day; if you encourage such ideas， some estrangement will， after all， arise between you.

Cousin， continued Pao-yue smilingly， you know what to say; and so long as youre lenient with me all will be all right. But how is it， he went on to ask， that you havent gone over to see the theatricals?

I couldnt stand the heat rejoined Pao-chai. I looked on while two plays were being sung， but I found it so intensely hot， that I felt anxious to retire. But the visitors not having dispersed， I had to give as an excuse that I wasnt feeling up to the mark， and so came away at once.

Pao-yue， at these words， could not but feel ill at ease. All he could do was to feign another smile. Its no wonder， he observed， that they compare you， cousin， to Yang Kuei-fei; for she too was fat and afraid of hot weather.

Hearing this， Pao-chai involuntarily flew into a violent rage. Yet when about to call him to task， she found that it would not be nice for her to do so. After some reflection， the colour rushed to her cheeks. Smiling ironically twice， I may resemble， she said， Yang Kuei-fei， but theres not one of you young men， whether senior or junior， good enough to play the part of Yang Kuo-chung.