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红楼梦Chapter12

these words ended， he took hold of Chia Jui， and， extinguishing again the lantern， he brought him out into the court， feeling his way up to the bottom of the steps of the large terrace. Its safe enough in this nest， he observed， but just squat down quietly and dont utter a sound; wait until I come back before you venture out.

Having concluded this remark， the two of them (Chia Se and Chia Jung) walked away; while Chia Jui was， all this time， out of his senses， and felt constrained to remain squatting at the bottom of the terrace stairs. He was about to consider what course was open for him to adopt， when he heard a noise just over his head; and， with a splash， the contents of a bucket， consisting entirely of filthy water， was emptied straight down over him from above， drenching， as luck would have it， his whole person and head.

Chia Jui could not suppress an exclamation. Ai ya! he cried， but he hastily stopped his mouth with his hands， and did not venture to give vent to another sound. His whole head and face were a mass of filth， and his body felt icy cold. But as he shivered and shook， he espied Chia Se come running. Get off， he shouted， with all speed! off with you at once!

As soon as Chia Jui returned to life again， he bolted with hasty strides， out of the back gate， and ran the whole way home. The night had already reached the third watch， so that he had to knock at the door for it to be opened.