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红楼梦Chapter25

Mrs. Chao heaved a sigh. Look， she said， whether there be still among them any pieces good for anything. But anything thats worth anything doesnt find its way in here. If you dont despise whats worthless， youre at liberty to select any two pieces and to take them away， and have done.

the Taoist matron， Ma， chose with alacrity several pieces and shoved them in her breast.

the other day， Mrs. Chao went on to inquire， I sent a servant over with five hundred cash; have you presented any offerings before the god of medicine or not?

ve offered them long ago for you， the Taoist matron Ma rejoined.

O-mi-to-fu! ejaculated Mrs. Chao with a sigh， were I a little better off， Id also come often and offer gifts; but though my will be boundless， my means are insufficient!

Dont trouble your mind on this score， suggested Ma， the Taoist matron. By and bye， when Mr. Huan has grown up into a man and obtained some official post or other， will there be then any fear of your not being able to afford such offerings as you might like to make?

At these words Mrs. Chao gave a smile. Enough， enough! she cried. Dont again refer to such contingencies! the present is a fair criterion. For up to whom in this house can my son and I come? Pao-yue is still a mere child; but he is such that he wins peoples love. Those big people may be partial to him， and love him a good deal， Ive nothing to say to it; but I cant eat humble pie to this sort of mistress!