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红楼梦Chapter24

Chia Yuen smiled. Of my appeal to uncle， you neednt， aunt， make any mention; for Im at this moment full of reGREt at having made it. Had I known， at an early hour， that things would have come to this pass， I would， from the very first， have made my request to you， aunt; and by this time everything would have been settled long ago! But who would have anticipated that uncle was， after all， a man of no worth!

Strange enough， lady Feng remarked sneeringly， when you found that you didnt succeed in that quarter， you came again yesterday in search of me!

Aunt， you do my filial heart an injustice， Chia Yuen protested; I never had such a thought; had I entertained any such idea， wouldnt I， aunt， have made my appeal to you yesterday? But as you are now aware of everything， Ill really put uncle on one side， and prefer my request to you; for circumstances compel me to entreat you， aunt， to be so good as to show me some little consideration!

Lady Feng laughed sardonically. You people will choose the long road to follow and put me also in a dilemma! Had you told me just one word at an early hour， what couldnt have been brought about? an affair of state indeed to be delayed up to this moment! In the garden， there are to be more trees planted and flowers laid down， and I couldnt think of any person that I could have recommended， and had you spoken before this， wouldnt the whole question have been settled soon enough?