红楼梦Chapter25_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter25

Dowager lady Chia， Madame Wang， Chia Lien， Ping Erh， Hsi Jen and the others indulged in tears with keener and keener anguish. They hung between life and death. Mrs. Chao alone was the one who assumed an outward sham air of distress， while in her heart she felt her wishes gratified.

the fourth day arrived. At an early hour Pao-yue suddenly opened his eyes and addressed himself to his grandmother Chia. From this day forward， he said， I may no longer abide in your house， so you had better send me off at once!

these words made dowager lady Chia feel as if her very heart had been wrenched out of her. Mrs. Chao， who stood by， exhorted her. You shouldnt， venerable lady， she said， indulge in excessive grief. This young man has been long ago of no good; so wouldnt it be as well to dress him up and let him go back a moment sooner from this world. Youll also be thus sparing him considerable suffering. But， if you persist， in not reconciling yourself to the separation and this breath of his is not cut off， he will lie there and suffer without any respite

Her arguments were scarcely ended， when she was spat upon by dowager lady Chia. You rotten-tongued， good-for-nothing hag! she cried abusively. What makes you fancy him of no good! You wish him dead and gone; but what benefit will you then derive? Dont give way to any dreams; for， if he does die， Ill just exact your lives from you! Its all because youve been continuously at him， inciting and urging him to read and write， that his spirit has become so intimidated that， at the sight of his father， he behaves just like a rat trying to get out of the way of a cat! And is not all this the result of the bullying of such a mean herd of women as yourselves! Could you now drive him to death， your wishes would immediately be fulfilled; but which of you will I let off?