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红楼梦Chapter17

they are， after all， rejoined the whole company， so unlike others (we have seen)， that whats said about the maiden kingdom is， we are inclined to believe， possibly a fact.

I presume， interposed Pao-yue， that some clever bard or poet， (perceiving) that this flower was red like cosmetic， delicate as if propped up in sickness， and that it closely resembled the nature of a young lady， gave it， consequently， the name of maiden! People in the world will propagate idle tales， all of which are unavoidably treated as gospel!

We receive (with thanks) your instructions; what excellent explanation! they all remarked unanimously， and as they expressed these words， the whole company took their seats on the sofas under the colonnade.

Lets think of some original text or other for a motto， Chia Cheng having suggested， one of the companions opined that the two characters： Banana and stork would be felicitous; while another one was of the idea that what would be faultless would be： Collected splendour and waving elegance!

Collected splendour and waving elegance is excellent， Chia Cheng observed addressing himself to the party; and Pao-yue himself， while also extolling it as beautiful， went on to say： Theres only one thing however to be reGREtted!

What about reGREt? the company inquired.

In this place， Pao-yue explained， are set out both bananas as well as begonias， with the intent of secretly combining in them the two properties of red and GREen; and if mention of one of them be made， and the other be omitted， (the device) wont be good enough for selection.