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红楼梦Chapter19

You girls shouldnt also pretend to be artful flatterers to cajole me! nurse Li added; do you imagine that Im not aware of the dismissal， the other day， of Hsi Hsueeh， on account of a cup of tea? and as its clear enough that Ive incurred blame， Ill come by and by and receive it!

Having said this， she went off in a dudgeon， but not a long interval elapsed before Pao-yue returned， and gave orders to go and fetch Hsi Jen; and perceiving Ching Ling reclining on the bed perfectly still： I presume shes ill， Pao-yue felt constrained to inquire， or if she isnt ill， she must have lost at cards.

Not so! observed Chiu Wen; she had been a winner， but dame Li came in quite casually and muddled her so that she lost; and angry at this she rushed off to sleep.

Dont place yourselves， Pao-yue smiled， on the same footing as nurse Li， and if you were to let her alone， everything will be all right.

these words were still on his lips when Hsi Jen arrived. After the mutual salutations， Hsi Jen went on to ask of Pao-yue： Where did you have your repast? and what time did you come back? and to present likewise， on behalf of her mother and sister， her compliments to all the girls， who were her companions. In a short while， she changed her costume and divested herself of her fineries， and Pao-yue bade them fetch the cream.

Nurse Li has eaten it， the servant-girls rejoined， and as Pao-yue was on the point of making some remark Hsi Jen hastened to interfere， laughing the while; Is it really this that you had kept for me? many thanks for the trouble; the other day， when I had some， I found it very toothsome， but after I had partaken of it， I got a pain in the stomach， and was so much upset， that it was only after I had brought it all up that I felt all right. So its as well that she has had it， for， had it been kept here， it would have been wasted all for no use! What I fancy are dry chestnuts; and while you clean a few for me， Ill go and lay the bed!