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红楼梦Chapter6

Ping Erh left the room， but she returned in a short while. ve asked them， she observed， but as theres nothing of any urgency， I told them to disperse. Lady Feng nodded her head in token of approval， when she perceived Chou Juis wife come back. Our lady， she reported， as she addressed lady Feng， says that she has no leisure to-day， that if you， lady Secunda， will entertain them， it will come to the same thing; that shes much obliged for their kind attention in going to the trouble of coming; that if they have come simply on a stroll， then well and good， but that if they have aught to say， they should tell you， lady Secunda， which will be tantamount to their telling her.

ve nothing to say， interposed old goody Liu. I simply come to see our elder and our younger lady， which is a duty on my part， a relative as I am.

Well， if theres nothing particular that youve got to say， all right， Mrs. Chou forthwith added， but if you do have anything， dont hesitate telling lady Secunda， and it will be just as if you had told our lady.

As she uttered these words， she winked at goody Liu. Goody Liu understood what she meant， but before she could give vent to a word， her face got scarlet， and though she would have liked not to make any mention of the object of her visit， she felt constrained to suppress her shame and to speak out.

Properly speaking， she observed， this being the first time I see you， my lady， I shouldnt mention what Ive to say， but as I come here from far off to seek your assistance， my old friend， I have no help but to mention it.