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红楼梦Chapter17

Chia Cheng nodded his head and said nothing. But as soon as Pao-yue caught sight of this spot something was suddenly aroused in his heart and he began to ponder within himself. This place really resembles something that Ive seen somewhere or other. But he could not at the moment recall to mind what year， moon， or day this had happened.

Chia Cheng bade him again propose a motto; but Pao-yue was bent upon thinking over the details of the scenery he had seen on a former occasion， and gave no thought whatever to this place， so that the whole company were at a loss what construction to give to his silence， and came simply to the conclusion that， after the bullying he had had to put up with for ever so long， his spirits had completely vanished， his talents become exhausted and his speech impoverished; and that if he were harassed and pressed， he might perchance， as the result of anxiety， contract some ailment or other， which would of course not be a suitable issue， and they lost no time in combining together to dissuade Chia Cheng.

Never mind， they said， to-morrow will do to compose some device; lets drop it now.

Chia Cheng himself was inwardly afraid lest dowager lady Chia should be anxious， so that he hastily remarked as he forced a smile. You beast， there are， after all， also occasions on which you are no good! but never mind! Ill give you one day to do it in， and if by to-morrow you havent been able to compose anything， I shall certainly not let you off. This is the first and foremost place and you must exercise due care in what you write.