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红楼梦Chapter9

the two of them， Chin Chung and Pao-yue， had now entered the class， and after they and the whole number of their schoolmates had made each others acquaintance， their studies were commenced. Ever since this time， these two were wont to come together， go together， get up together， and sit together， till they became more intimate and close. Besides， dowager lady Chia got very fond of Chin Chung， and would again and again keep him to stay with them for three and five days at a time， treating him as if he were one of her own GREat-grandsons. Perceiving that in Chin Chungs home there was not much in the way of sufficiency， she also helped him in clothes and other necessaries; and scarcely had one or two months elapsed before Chin Chung got on friendly terms with every one in the Jung mansion.

Pao-yue was， however， a human being who could not practise contentment and observe propriety; and as his sole delight was to have every caprice gratified， he naturally developed a craving disposition. We two， you and I， are， he was also wont secretly to tell Chin Chung， of the same age， and fellow-scholars besides， so that theres no need in the future to pay any regard to our relationship of uncle and nephew; and we should treat each other as brothers or friends， thats all.

Chin Chung at first (explained that) he could not be so presumptuous; but as Pao-yue would not listen to any such thing， but went on to address him as brother and to call him by his style Ching Ching， he had likewise himself no help， but to begin calling him， at random， anything and anyhow.