Behind followed Pao-chai and Tai-yue, and at the sight of the way in which lady Feng dealt with her, they both clapped their hands, and exclaimed, laughing, What piece of luck that this gust of wind has come, and dragged away this old matron! while Pao-yue nodded his head to and fro and soliloquised with a sigh: One can neither know whence originates this score; for she will choose the weak one to maltreat; nor can one see what girl has given her offence that she has come to be put in her black books!
Scarcely had he ended this remark, before Ching Wen, who stood by, put in her word. Whos gone mad again? she interposed, and what good would come by hurting her feelings? But did even any one happen to hurt her, she would have pluck enough to bear the brunt, and wouldnt act so improperly as to involve others!
Hsi Jen wept, and as she, did so, she drew Pao-yue towards her: All through my having aggrieved an old nurse, she urged, youve now again given umbrage, entirely on my account, to this crowd of people; and isnt this still enough for me to bear but must you also go and drag in third parties?
When Pao-yue realised that to this sickness of hers, had also been superadded all these annoyances, he promptly stifled his resentment, suppressed his voice and consoled her so far as to induce her to lie down again to perspire. And when he further noticed how scalding like soup and burning like fire she was, he himself watched by her, and reclining by her side, he tried to cheer her, saying: All you must do is to take good care of your ailment; and dont give your mind to those trifling matters, and get angry.
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