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Our elder mistress' niece, Miss Pao's cousin, and our senior lady's two sisters resemble a bunch of four leeks so pretty are they!" But scarcely were these words out of their lips, than they perceived T'an Ch'un too enter the room, beaming with smiles. She came in quest of Pao-yue. "Our poetical society is in a flourishing way," she remarked. "It is," smiled Pao-yue.
At these words, the whole company had a hearty laugh; after which, Tai-yue, at length, marked off a play; next in order following Pao-yue, Shih Hsiang-yuen, Ying-ch'un, T'an Ch'un, Hsi Ch'un, widow Li Wan, and the rest, each and all of whom made a choice of plays, which were sung in the costumes necessary for each.
Whether much or little be allowed, who'll ever venture to raise a quarrel about it?" T'an Ch'un then smiled. "This is all stuff and nonsense!" she exclaimed. "My idea is that it would be better to give a hundred taels. For if we don't comply with what's right, we shall, not to speak of your ridiculing us, find it also a hard job by and bye to face your mistress Secunda."
But T'an Ch'un, Li Wan, Ying Ch'un, Pao-ch'ai and the other girls likewise congregated in her quarters, and sat with her when they were at leisure, as they could, in the first place, watch the progress of the painting, and as secondly they were able to conveniently see something of each other.
"It's really true," she explained, "that he has gone out of doors. He gave out that a friend of his was dead, and that he was going to pay a visit of condolence." "There's certainly nothing of the kind," T'an Ch'un interposed. "But whatever there might have been to call him away, it wasn't right of him to go out on an occasion like the present one! Just call Hsi Jen here, and let me ask her!"
"If we made no allusion to learning, we'd all soon enough drift among the rustic herd!" The trio bandied words for a while, after which they turned their attention again to pertinent affairs. T'an Ch'un took up once more the thread of the conversation.
T'an Ch'un hastily inquired. "I can't really make out what you're driving at. Who tramples you under foot? Speak out and I'll take up your cudgels." "You're now trampling me down yourself, young lady," Mrs. Chao observed. "And to whom can I go and tell my grievance?" T'an Ch'un, at these words, jumped up with alacrity. "I never would presume to do any such thing," she protested.
This play constitutes one of a set of books, entitled the 'Pei Tien Peng Ch'un, which, as far as harmony, musical rests and closes, and tune go, is, it goes without saying, perfect; but there's among the elegant compositions a ballad entitled: 'the Parasitic Plant, written in a most excellent style; but how could you know anything about it?"
"How is it," consequently inquired Ying Ch'un, "that I don't see cousin Liu? What a lazy girl! Is she forsooth fast asleep even at this late hour of the day?" "Wait all of you here," rejoined Pao-ch'ai, "and I'll go and shake her up and bring her." With these words, she speedily left her companions and repaired straightway into the Hsiao Hsiang lodge.
And would you fail to attain success in anything you might take up?" Pao-yue made no reply. But realising that Hsiang Ling had crossed over in high spirits to find Tai-yue again, T'an Ch'un laughed and suggested, "Let's follow her there, and see whether her composition is any good." At this proposal, they came in a body to the Hsiao Hsiang lodge.
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