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红楼梦Chapter19

Hsi Jens mother also came out at an early period to receive him， and Hsi Jen pulled Pao-yue in. Once inside the room， Pao-yue perceived three or five girls， who， as soon as they caught sight of him approaching， all lowered their heads， and felt so bashful that their faces were suffused with blushes. But as both Hua Tzu-fang and his mother were afraid that Pao-yue would catch cold， they pressed him to take a seat on the stove-bed， and hastened to serve a fresh supply of refreshments， and to at once bring him a cup of good tea.

You neednt be flurrying all for nothing， Hsi Jen smilingly interposed; I， naturally， should know; and theres no use of even laying out any fruits， as I darent recklessly give him anything to eat.

Saying this， she simultaneously took her own cushion and laid it on a stool， and after Pao-yue took a seat on it， she placed the footstove she had been using， under his feet; and producing， from a satchet， two peach-blossom-scented small cakes， she opened her own hand-stove and threw them into the fire; which done， she covered it well again and placed it in Pao-yues lap. And eventually， she filled her own tea-cup with tea and presented it to Pao-yue， while， during this time， her mother and sister had been fussing about， laying out in fine array a tableful of every kind of eatables.

Hsi Jen noticed that there were absolutely no things that he could eat， but she felt urged to say with a smile： Since youve come， it isnt right that you should go empty away; and you must， whether the things be good or bad， taste a little， so that it may look like a visit to my house!