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红楼梦Chapter19

Pao-yue did not in the least heed what she said， being intent upon smelling a subtle scent which， in point of fact， emanated from Tai-yues sleeve， and when inhaled inebriated the soul and paralysed the bones. With a snatch， Pao-yue laid hold of Tai-yues sleeve meaning to see what object was concealed in it; but Tai-yue smilingly expostulated： At such a time as this， she said， who keeps scents about one?

Well， in that case， Pao-yue rejoined with a smirking face， where does this scent come from?

I myself dont know， Tai-yue replied; I presume it must be， theres no saying， some scent in the press which has impregnated the clothes.

It doesnt follow， Pao-yue added， as he shook his head; the fumes of this smell are very peculiar， and dont resemble the perfume of scent-bottles， scent-balls， or scented satchets!

Is it likely that I have， like others， Buddhistic disciples， Tai-yue asked laughing ironically， or worthies to give me novel kinds of scents? But supposing there is about me some peculiar scent， I havent， at all events， any older or younger brothers to get the flowers， buds， dew， and snow， and concoct any for me; all I have are those common scents， thats all.

Whenever I utter any single remark， Pao-yue urged with a grin， you at once bring up all these insinuations; but unless I deal with you severely， youll never know what stuff Im made of; but from henceforth Ill no more show you any grace!