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红楼梦Chapter19

He then went on to enquire what her name was; and Were I， continued Ming Yen smiling， to tell you about her name it would involve a long yarn; its indeed a novel and strange story! She relates that while her mother was nursing her， she dreamt a dream and obtained in this dream possession of a piece of brocaded silk， on which were designs， in variegated colours， representing opulence and honour， and a continuous line of the character Wan; and that this reason accounts for the name of Wan Erh， which was given her.

This is really strange! Pao-yue exclaimed with a grin， after lending an ear to what he had to say; and she is bound， I think， by and by to have a good deal of good fortune!

these words uttered， he plunged in deep thought for a while， and Ming Yen having felt constrained to inquire： Why arent you， Mr. Secundus， watching a theatrical performance of this excellent kind? I had been looking on for ever so long， Pao-yue replied， until I got quite weary; and had just come out for a stroll， when I happened to meet you two. But whats to be done now?

Ming Yen gave a faint smile. As theres no one here to know anything about it， he added， ll stealthily take you， Mr. Secundus， for a walk outside the city walls; and well come back shortly， before theyve got wind of it.

That wont do， Pao-yue demurred， we must be careful， or else some beggar might kidnap us away; besides， were they to come to hear of it， therell be again a dreadful row; and isnt it better that we should go to some nearer place， from which we could， after all， return at once?