红楼梦Chapter22_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter22

　　It would seem， Chia Cheng suggested， as if that must be a kite!

　　It is， answered Tan Cun; whereupon Chia Cheng read the one below， which was written by Tai-yue to this effect and bore upon some thing：

　　After the audience， his two sleeves who brings with fumes replete? Both by the lute and in the quilt， it lacks luck to abide! The dawn it marks; reports from cock and man renders effete! At midnight， maids no trouble have a new one to provide! The head， it glows during the day， as well as in the night! Its heart， it burns from day to day and gain from year to year! Time swiftly flies and mete it is that we should hold it dear! Changes might come， but it defies wind， rain， days dark or bright!

　　Isnt this a scented stick to show the watch? Chia Cheng inquired.

　　Yes! assented Pao-yue， speaking on Tai-yues behalf; and Chia Cheng thereupon prosecuted the perusal of a conundrum， which ran as follows， and referred to an object;

　　With the South， it sits face to face， And the North， the while， it doth face; If the figure be sad， it also is sad， If the figure be glad， it likewise is glad!

　　Splendid! splendid! exclaimed Chia Cheng， my guess is that its a looking-glass. Its excellently done!

　　Pao-yue smiled. It is a looking glass! he rejoined.

　　This is， however， anonymous; whose work is it? Chia Cheng went on to ask， and dowager lady Chia interposed： This， I fancy， must have been composed by Pao-yue， and Chia Cheng then said not a word， but continued reading the following conundrum， which was that devised by Pao-chai， on some article or other：