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红楼梦Chapter23

Thats right， well done! Pao-yue remarked smiling; come and sweep these flowers， and throw them into the water yonder. Ive just thrown a lot in there myself!

It isnt right， Lin Tai-yue rejoined， to throw them into the water. The water， which you see， is clean enough here， but as soon as it finds its way out， where are situated other peoples grounds， what isnt there in it? so that you would be misusing these flowers just as much as if you left them here! But in that corner， I have dug a hole for flowers， and Ill now sweep these and put them into this gauze-bag and bury them in there; and， in course of many days， they will also become converted into earth， and wont this be a clean way (of disposing of them)?

Pao-yue， after listening to these words， felt inexpressibly delighted. Wait! he smiled， until I put down my book， and Ill help you to clear them up!

Whats the book? Tai-yue inquired.

Pao-yue at this question was so taken aback that he had no time to conceal it. Its， he replied hastily， the Chung Yung and the Ta Hsueeh!

Are you going again to play the fool with me? Be quick and give it to me to see; and this will be ever so much better a way!

Cousin， Pao-yue replied， as far as you yourself are concerned I dont mind you， but after youve seen it， please dont tell any one else. Its really written in beautiful style; and were you to once begin reading it， why even for your very rice you wouldnt have a thought?