Contrary to everybodys expectations, lady Fengs daughter, Ta Chieh Erh, had fallen ill, and a GREat fuss was just going on as the doctor had been sent for to diagnose her ailment.
My congratulations to you, ladies, the doctor explained; this young lady has fever, as she has small-pox; indeed its no other complaint!
As soon as madame Wang and lady Feng heard the tidings, they lost no time in sending round to ascertain whether she was getting on all right or not, and the doctor replied: The symptoms are, it is true, serious, but favourable; but though after all importing no danger, its necessary to get ready the silkworms and pigs tails.
When lady Feng received this report, she, there and then, hastened to make the necessary preparations, and while she had the rooms swept and oblations offered to the goddess of small-pox, she, at the same time, transmitted orders to her household to avoid viands fried or roasted in fat, or other such heating things; and also bade Ping Erh get ready the bedding and clothes for Chia Lien in a separate room, and taking pieces of deep red cotton material, she distributed them to the nurses, waiting-maids and all the servants, who were in close attendance, to cut out clothes for themselves. And having had likewise some apartments outside swept clean, she detained two doctors to alternately deliberate on the treatment, feel the pulse and administer the medicines; and for twelve days, they were not at liberty to return to their homes; while Chia Lien had no help but to move his quarters temporarily into the outer library, and lady Feng and Ping Erh remained both in daily attendance upon madame Wang in her devotions to the goddess.
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