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红楼梦Chapter12

Chia Jui was delighted beyond measure by the assurance， and with impetuous haste， he took his leave and went off; convinced at heart of the gratification of his wishes. He continued， up to the time of dusk， a prey to keen expectation; and， when indeed darkness fell， he felt his way into the Jung mansion， availing himself of the moment， when the doors were being closed， to slip into the corridor， where everything was actually pitch dark， and not a soul to be seen going backwards or forwards.

the door leading over to dowager lady Chias apartments had already been put under key， and there was but one gate， the one on the East， which had not as yet been locked. Chia Jui lent his ear， and listened for ever so long， but he saw no one appear. Suddenly， however， was heard a sound like lo teng， and the east gate was also bolted; but though Chia Jui was in a GREat state of impatience， he none the less did not venture to utter a sound. All that necessity compelled him to do was to issue， with quiet steps， from his corner， and to try the gates by pushing; but they were closed as firmly as if they had been made fast with iron bolts; and much though he may， at this juncture， have wished to find his way out， escape was， in fact， out of the question; on the south and north was one continuous dead wall， which， even had he wished to scale， there was nothing which he could clutch and pull himself up by.