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红楼梦Chapter22

　　Amuse yourselves now! readily exclaimed dowager lady Chia， during this while， after seeing Chia Cheng off; but this remark was barely finished， when she caught sight of Pao-yue run up to the lantern screen， and give vent， as he gesticulated with his hands and kicked his feet about， to any criticisms that first came to his lips. In this， he remarked， this line isnt happy; and that one， hasnt been suitably solved! while he behaved just like a monkey， whose fetters had been let loose.

　　Were the whole party after all， hastily ventured Tai-yue， to sit down， as we did a short while back and chat and laugh; wouldnt that be more in accordance with good manners?

　　Lady Feng thereupon eGREssed from the room in the inner end and interposed her remarks. Such a being as you are， she said， shouldnt surely be allowed by Mr. Chia Cheng， an inch or a step from his side， and then youll be all right. But just then it slipped my memory， for why didnt I， when your father was present， instigate him to bid you compose a rhythmical enigma; and you would， I have no doubt， have been up to this moment in a state of perspiration!

　　At these words， Pao-yue lost all patience， and laying hold of lady Feng， he hustled her about for a few moments.

　　But old lady Chia went on for some time to bandy words with Li Kung-tsai， with the whole company of young ladies and the rest， so that she， in fact， felt considerably tired and worn out; and when she heard that the fourth watch had already drawn nigh， she consequently issued directions that the eatables should be cleared away and given to the crowd of servants， and suggested， as she readily rose to her feet， Let us go and rest! for the next day is also a feast， and we must get up at an early hour; and to-morrow evening we can enjoy ourselves again! whereupon the whole company dispersed.