红楼梦Chapter19_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter19

It must be noticed moreover that Hsi Jen had ever since her youth not been blind to the fact that Pao-yue had an extraordinary temperament， that he was self-willed and perverse， far even in excess of all young lads， and that he had， in addition， a good many peculiarities and many unspeakable defects. And as of late he had placed such reliance in the fond love of his grandmother that his father and mother even could not exercise any extreme control over him， he had become so much the more remiss， dissolute， selfish and unconcerned， not taking the least pleasure in what was proper， that she felt convinced， whenever she entertained the idea of tendering him advice， that he would not listen to her. On this day， by a strange coincidence， came about the discussion respecting her ransom， and she designedly made use， in the first instance， of deception with a view to ascertain his feelings， to suppress his temper， and to be able subsequently to extend to him some words of admonition; and when she perceived that Pao-yue had now silently gone to sleep， she knew that his feelings could not brook the idea of her return and that his temper had already subsided. She had never had， as far as she was concerned， any desire of eating chestnuts， but as she feared lest， on account of the cream， some trouble might arise， which might again lead to the same results as when Hsi Hsueeh drank the tea， she consequently made use of the pretence that she fancied chestnuts， in order to put off Pao-yue from alluding (to the cream) and to bring the matter speedily to an end. But telling forthwith the young waiting-maids to take the chestnuts away and eat them， she herself came and pushed Pao-yue; but at the sight of Pao-yue with the traces of tears on his face， she at once put on a smiling expression and said： Whats there in this to wound your heart? If you positively do wish to keep me， I shall， of course， not go away!