红楼梦Chapter23_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter23

And as she tried to compose him， she at the same time called two old nurses and enjoined them to take Pao-yue over with due care， And dont let his father， she added， frighten him!

the old nurses expressed their obedience， and Pao-yue felt constrained to walk ahead; and with one step scarcely proGREssing three inches， he leisurely came over to this side. Strange coincidence Chia Cheng was in madame Wangs apartments consulting with her upon some matter or other， and Chin Chuan-erh， Tsai Yun， Tsai Feng， Tsai Luan， Hsiu Feng and the whole number of waiting-maids were all standing outside under the verandah. As soon as they caught sight of Pao-yue， they puckered up their mouths and laughed at him; while Chin Chuan grasped Pao-yue with one hand， and remarked in a low tone of voice： On these lips of mine has just been rubbed cosmetic， soaked with perfume， and are you now inclined to lick it or not? whereupon Tsai Yuen pushed off Chin Chuan with one shove， as she interposed laughingly， A persons heart is at this moment in low spirits and do you still go on cracking jokes at him? But avail yourself of this opportunity when master is in good cheer to make haste and get in!

Pao-yue had no help but to sidle against the door and walk in. Chia Cheng and madame Wang were， in fact， both in the inner rooms， and dame Chou raised the portiere. Pao-yue stepped in gingerly and perceived Chia Cheng and madame Wang sitting opposite to each other， on the stove-couch， engaged in conversation; while below on a row of chairs sat Ying Chun， Tan Chun， Hsi Chun and Chia Huan; but though all four of them were seated in there only Tan Chun， Hsi Chun and Chia Huan rose to their feet， as soon as they saw him make his appearance in the room; and when Chia Cheng raised his eyes and noticed Pao-yue standing in front of him， with a gait full of ease and with those winsome looks of his， so captivating， he once again realised what a mean being Chia Huan was， and how coarse his deportment. But suddenly he also bethought himself of Chia Chu， and as he reflected too that madame Wang had only this son of her own flesh and blood， upon whom she ever doated as upon a gem， and that his own beard had already begun to get hoary， the consequence was that he unwittingly stifled， well nigh entirely， the feeling of hatred and dislike， which， during the few recent years he had ordinarily fostered towards Pao-yue. And after a long pause， Her Majesty， he observed， bade you day after day ramble about outside to disport yourself， with the result that you gradually became remiss and lazy; but now her desire is that we should keep you under strict control， and that in prosecuting your studies in the company of your cousins in the garden， you should carefully exert your brains to learn; so that if you dont again attend to your duties， and mind your regular tasks， you had better be on your guard! Pao-yue assented several consecutive yes whereupon madame Wang drew him by her side and made him sit down， and while his three cousins resumed the seats they previously occupied： Have you finished all the pills you had been taking a short while back? madame Wang inquired， as she rubbed Pao-yues neck.