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红楼梦Chapter12

This is， in fact， easy enough! Chia Jui having added by way of answer; Chia Se turned round and left the room; and returning with paper and pencils， which had been got ready beforehand for the purpose， he bade Chia Jui write. The two of them (Chia Jung and Chia Se) tried， the one to do a good turn， and the other to be perverse in his insistence; but (Chia Jui) put down no more than fifty taels， and appended his signature.

Chia Se pocketed the note， and endeavoured subsequently to induce Chia Jung to come away; but Chia Jung was， at the outset， obdurate and unwilling to give in， and kept on repeating; To-morrow， Ill tell the members of our clan to look into your nice conduct!

these words plunged Chia Jui in such a state of dismay， that he even went so far as to knock his head on the ground; but， as Chia Se was trying to get unfair advantage of him though he had at first done him a good turn， he had to write another promissory note for fifty taels， before the matter was dropped.

Taking up again the thread of the conversation， Chia Se remarked， Now when I let you go， Im quite ready to bear the blame! But the gate at our old ladys over there is already bolted， and Mr. Chia Cheng is just now engaged in the Hall， looking at the things which have arrived from Nanking， so that it would certainly be difficult for you to pass through that way. The only safe course at present is by the back gate; but if you do go by there， and perchance meet any one， even I will be in for a mess; so you might as well wait until I go first and have a peep， when Ill come and fetch you! You couldnt anyhow conceal yourself in this room; for in a short time theyll be coming to stow the things away， and you had better let me find a safe place for you.