Tai-yue at this remark opened her eyes wide， and as she raised herself up： Youre really， she exclaimed laughingly， the evil star of my existence! here， please recline on this pillow! and as she uttered these words， she pushed her own pillow towards Pao-yue， and， getting up she went and fetched another of her own， upon which she lay her head in such a way that both of them then reclined opposite to each other. But Tai-yue， upon turning up her eyes and looking， espied on Pao-yues cheek on the left side of his face， a spot of blood about the size of a button， and speedily bending her body， she drew near to him， and rubbing it with her hand， she scrutinised it closely. Whose nail， she went on to inquire， has scratched this open?

Pao-yue with his body still reclining withdrew from her reach， and as he did so， he answered with a smile： It isnt a scratch; it must， I presume， be simply a drop， which bespattered my cheek when I was just now mixing and clarifying the cosmetic paste for them.

Saying this， he tried to get at his handkerchief to wipe it off; but Tai-yue used her own and rubbed it clean for him， while she observed： Do you still give your mind to such things? attend to them you may; but must you carry about you a placard (to make it public)? Though uncle maynt see it， were others to notice it， they would treat it as a strange occurrence and a novel bit of news， and go and tell him to curry favour， and when it has reached uncles ear， we shall all again not come out clean， and provoke him to anger.

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