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红楼梦Chapter9

Chin Jung became still more haughty， and wagging his head and smacking his lips， he gave vent to many more abusive epithets; but as it happened that they also reached Yue Ais ears， the two of them， though seated apart， began an altercation in a loud tone of voice.

Chin Jung， with obstinate pertinacity， clung to his version. Just a short while back， he said， I actually came upon them， as they were indulging in demonstrations of intimate friendship in the back court. These two had resolved to be one in close friendship， and were eloquent in their protestations， mindful only in persistently talking their trash， but they were not aware of the presence of another person.

But his language had， contrary to all expectations， given， from the very first， umbrage to another person， and who do you， (gentle reader，) imagine this person to have been?

This person was， in fact， one whose name was Chia Se; a grandson likewise of a main branch of the Ning mansion. His parents had died at an early period， and he had， ever since his youth， lived with Chia Chen. He had at this time grown to be sixteen years of age， and was， as compared with Chia Jung， still more handsome and good looking. These two cousins were united by ties of the closest intimacy， and were always together， whether they went out or stayed at home.

the inmates of the Ning mansion were many in number， and their opinions of a mixed kind; and that whole bevy of servants， devoid as they were of all sense of right， solely excelled in the practice of inventing stories to backbite their masters; and this is how some mean person or other again， who it was is not known， insinuated slanderous and opprobrious reports (against Chia Se)。 Chia Chen had， presumably， also come to hear some unfavourable criticisms (on his account)， and having， of course， to save himself from odium and suspicion， he had， at this juncture， after all， to apportion him separate quarters， and to bid Chia Se move outside the Ning mansion， where he went and established a home of his own to live in.