红楼梦Chapter22_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter22

　　His remarks had reached this clause， when inadvertently the tears trickled down; and Hsi Jen realising the state of mind he was in， did not venture to say anything further. But as soon as Pao-yue had reflected minutely over the sense and import of this sentence， he could not refrain from bursting forth into a loud fit of crying， and， turning himself round， he stood up， and， drawing near the table， he took up the pencil， and eagerly composed these enigmatical lines：

　　If thou wert me to test， and I were thee to test， Our hearts were we to test， and our minds to test， When naught more there remains for us to test That will yea very well be called a test， And when theres naught to put， we could say， to the test， We will a place set up on which our feet to rest.

　　After he had finished writing， he again gave way to fears that though he himself could unfold their meaning， others， who came to peruse these lines， would not be able to fathom them， and he also went on consequently to indite another stanza， in imitation of the Parasitic Plant， which he inscribed at the close of the enigma; and when he had read it over a second time， he felt his heart so free of all concern that forthwith he got into his bed， and went to sleep.

　　But， who would have thought it， Tai-yue， upon seeing Pao-yue take his departure in such an abrupt manner， designedly made use of the excuse that she was bent upon finding Hsi Jen， to come round and see what he was up to.