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红楼梦Chapter6

Please， dear Hsi Jen， dont tell any one， entreated Pao-yue， with concealed shame.

What did you dream of? inquired Hsi Jen， smiling， as she tried to stifle her blushes， and whence comes all this perspiration?

Its a long story， said Pao-yue， which only a few words will not suffice to explain.

He accordingly recounted minutely， for her benefit， the subject of his dream. When he came to where the Fairy had explained to him the mysteries of love， Hsi Jen was overpowered with modesty and covered her face with her hands; and as she bent down， she gave way to a fit of laughter. Pao-yue had always been fond of Hsi Jen， on account of her gentleness， pretty looks and graceful and elegant manner， and he forthwith expounded to her all the mysteries he had been taught by the Fairy.

Hsi Jen was， of course， well aware that dowager lady Chia had given her over to Pao-yue， so that her present behaviour was likewise no transGREssion. And subsequently she secretly attempted with Pao-yue a violent flirtation， and lucky enough no one broke in upon them during their tete-a-tete. From this date， Pao-yue treated Hsi Jen with special regard， far more than he showed to the other girls， while Hsi Jen herself was still more demonstrative in her attentions to Pao-yue. But for a time we will make no further remark about them.

As regards the household of the Jung mansion， the inmates may， on adding up the total number， not have been found many; yet， counting the high as well as the low， there were three hundred persons and more. Their affairs may not have been very numerous， still there were， every day， ten and twenty matters to settle; in fact， the household resembled， in every way， ravelled hemp， devoid even of a clue-end， which could be used as an introduction.