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红楼梦Chapter9

My dear sir， replied Li Kuei coaxingly， dont be so impatient! As Mr. Chia Tai-ju has had something to attend to and gone home， were you now， for a trifle like this， to go and disturb that aged gentleman， it will make us， indeed， appear as if we had no sense of propriety： my idea is that wherever a thing takes place， there should it be settled; and whats the need of going and troubling an old man like him. This is all you， Mr. Chia Jui， who is to blame; for in the absence of Mr. Chia Tai-ju， you， sir， are the head in this school， and every one looks to you to take action. Had all the pupils been at fault， those who deserved a beating should have been beaten， and those who merited punishment should have been punished! and why did you wait until things came to such a pass， and didnt even exercise any check?

I blew them up， pleaded Chia Jui， but not one of them would listen.

ll speak out， whether you， worthy sir， resent what Im going to say or not， ventured Li Kuei. Its you， sir， who all along have after all had considerable blame attached to your name; thats why all these young men wouldnt hear you! Now if this affair is bruited， until it reaches Mr. Chia Tai-jus ears， why even you， sir， will not be able to escape condemnation; and why dont you at once make up your mind to disentangle the ravelled mess and dispel all trouble and have done with it!