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红楼梦Chapter19

Pao-yue noticed that these words contained some hidden purpose， and readily observed： Do go on and tell me what else I can do to succeed in keeping you here， for of my own self I find it indeed difficult to say how!

Of our friendliness all along， Hsi Jen smilingly rejoined， theres naturally no need to speak; but， if you have this day made up your mind to retain me here， it isnt through this friendship that youll succeed in doing so. But Ill go on and mention three distinct conditions， and， if you really do accede to my wishes， youll then have shown an earnest desire to keep me here， and I wont go， were even a sword to be laid on my neck!

Do tell me what these conditions are， Pao-yue pressed her with alacrity， as he smiled， and Ill assent to one and all. My dear sister， my own dear sister， not to speak of two or three， but even two or three hundred of them Im quite ready to accept. All I entreat you is that you and all of you should combine to watch over me and take care of me， until some day when I shall be transformed into flying ashes; but flying ashes are， after all， not opportune， as they have form and substance and they likewise possess sense， but until Ive been metamorphosed into a streak of subtle smoke. And when the wind shall have with one puff dispelled me， all of you then will be unable to attend to me， just as much as I myself wont be able to heed you. You will， when that time comes， let me go where I please， as Ill let you speed where you choose to go!