As soon as Yue-tsun perceived Shih-yin, he lost no time in saluting him. My worthy Sir, he observed with a forced smile; how is it you are leaning against the door and looking out? Is there perchance any news astir in the streets, or in the public places?
None whatever, replied Shih-yin, as he returned the smile. Just a while back, my young daughter was in sobs, and I coaxed her out here to amuse her. I am just now without anything whatever to attend to, so that, dear brother Chia, you come just in the nick of time. Please walk into my mean abode, and let us endeavour, in each others company, to while away this long summer day.
After he had made this remark, he bade a servant take his daughter in, while he, hand-in-hand with Yue-tsun, walked into the library, where a young page served tea. They had hardly exchanged a few sentences, when one of the household came in, in flying haste, to announce that Mr. Yen had come to pay a visit.
Shih-yin at once stood up. Pray excuse my rudeness, he remarked apologetically, but do sit down; I shall shortly rejoin you, and enjoy the pleasure of your society. My dear Sir, answered Yue-tsun, as he got up, also in a conceding way, suit your own convenience. Ive often had the honour of being your guest, and what will it matter if I wait a little? While these apologies were yet being spoken, Shih-yin had already walked out into the front parlour. During his absence, Yue-tsun occupied himself in turning over the pages of some poetical work to dispel ennui, when suddenly he heard, outside the window, a womans cough. Yue-tsun hurriedly got up and looked out. He saw at a glance that it was a servant girl engaged in picking flowers. Her deportment was out of the common; her eyes so bright, her eyebrows so well defined. Though not a perfect beauty, she possessed nevertheless charms sufficient to arouse the feelings. Yue-tsun unwittingly gazed at her with fixed eye. This waiting-maid, belonging to the Chen family, had done picking flowers, and was on the point of going in, when she of a sudden raised her eyes and became aware of the presence of some person inside the window, whose head-gear consisted of a turban in tatters, while his clothes were the worse for wear. But in spite of his poverty, he was naturally endowed with a round waist, a broad back, a fat face, a square mouth; added to this, his eyebrows were swordlike, his eyes resembled stars, his nose was straight, his cheeks square.
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