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红楼梦Chapter22

　　Pao-yue paid no heed to her， but came back to his rooms， and laying himself down on his bed， he kept on muttering in a state of chagrin; and though Hsi Jen knew full well the reasons of his dejection， she found it difficult to summon up courage to say anything to him at the moment， and she had no alternative but to try and distract him by means of irrelevant matters. The theatricals which youve seen to-day， she consequently observed smiling， will again lead to performances for several days， and Miss Pao-chai will， Im sure， give a return feast.

　　Whether she gives a return feast or not， Pao-yue rejoined with an apathetic smirk， is no concern of mine!

　　When Hsi Jen perceived the tone， so unlike that of other days， with which these words were pronounced： Whats this that youre saying? she therefore remarked as she gave another smile. In this pleasant and propitious first moon， when all the ladies and young ladies are in high glee， how is it that youre again in a mood of this sort?

　　Whether the ladies and my cousins be in high spirits or not， Pao-yue replied forcing a grin， is also perfectly immaterial to me.

　　they are all， Hsi Jen added， smilingly， pleasant and aGREeable， and were you also a little pleasant and agreeable， wouldnt it conduce to the enjoyment of the whole company?

　　What about the whole company， and they and I? Pao-yue urged. They all have their mutual friendships; while I， poor fellow， all forlorn， have none to care a rap for me.