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红楼梦Chapter13

What felicitous occurrence will take place? lady Feng inquired with alacrity.

the decrees of Heaven cannot be divulged; but as I have been very friendly with you， sister-in-law， for so long， I will present you， before I take my leave， with two lines， which it behoves you to keep in mind， rejoined Mrs. Chin， as she consequently proceeded to recite what follows：

the three springs， when over， all radiance will wane; The inmates to seek each a home will be fain.

Lady Feng was bent upon making further inquiries， when she heard a messenger at the second gate strike the cloudy board four consecutive blows. It was indeed the announcement of a death; and it woke up lady Feng with a start. A servant reported that lady Jung of the eastern mansion was no more.

Lady Feng was so taken aback that a cold perspiration broke out all over her person， and she fell for a while into vacant abstraction. But she had to change her costume， with all possible haste， and to come over to madame Wangs apartments.

By this time， all the members of the family were aware of the tidings， and there was not one of them who did not feel disconsolate; one and all of them were much wounded at heart. The elder generation bethought themselves of the dutiful submission which she had all along displayed; those of the same age as herself reflected upon the friendship and intimacy which had ever existed with her; those younger than her remembered her past benevolence. Even the servants of the household， whether old or young， looked back upon her qualities of sympathy with the poor， pity of the destitute， affection for the old， and consideration for the young; and not one of them all was there who did not mourn her loss， and give way to intense grief.