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红楼梦Chapter24

With this remark still on his lips， he laid hold of the saddle and mounted his horse; and， followed by the whole bevy of pages， he crossed over to Chia Shes on this side; where having discovered that Chia She had nothing more the matter with him than a chill which he had suddenly contracted， he commenced by delivering dowager lady Chias message， and next paid his own obeisance. Chia She， at first， stood up and made suitable answer to her venerable ladyships inquiries， and then calling a servant， Take the gentleman， he said， into my ladys apartment to sit down.

Pao-yue withdrew out of the room， and came by the back to the upper apartment; and as soon as madame Hsing caught sight of him， she， before everything else， rose to her feet and asked after old lady Chias health; after which， Pao-yue made his own salutation， and madame Hsing drew him on to the stove-couch， where she induced him to take a seat， and eventually inquired after the other inmates， and also gave orders to serve the tea. But scarcely had they had tea， before they perceived Chia Tsung come in to pay his respects to Pao-yue.

Where could one find such a living monkey as this! madame Hsing remarked; is that nurse of yours dead and gone that she doesnt even keep you clean and tidy， and that she lets you go about with those eyebrows of yours so black and that mouth so filthy! you scarcely look like the child of a GREat family of scholars.