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红楼梦Chapter14

If to-morrow he were to come late， lady Feng then remarked， and if the day after， I were to come late; why by and by therell be no one here at all! I should have liked to have let you off， but if I be lenient with you on this first instance， it will be hard for me， on the occurrence of another offence， to exercise any control over the rest. Its much better therefore that I should settle accounts with you.

the moment she uttered these words， she put on a serious look， and gave orders that he should be taken out and administered twenty blows with the bamboo. When the servants perceived that lady Feng was in an angry mood， they did not venture to dilly-dally， but dragged him out， and gave him the full number of blows; which done， they came in to report that the punishment had been inflicted.

Lady Feng likewise threw down the Ning Mansion order and exclaimed， addressing herself to Lai Sheng： Cut him a months wages and rice! and tell them all to disperse， and have done with it!

All the servants at length withdrew to attend to their respective duties， while the man too， who had been flogged， walked away， as he did all he could to conceal his shame and stifle his tears. About this time arrived and went， in an incessant stream， servants from both the Jung and Ning mansions， bent upon applying for permits and returning permits， and with one by one again did lady Feng settle accounts. And， as in due course， the inmates of the Ning mansion came to know how terrible lady Feng was， each and all were ever since so wary and dutiful that they did not venture to be lazy.