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But the boy had been commanded to bring him back, and to die sooner than lose him, so he replied: "It is the absolute wish of the Elder-Sister that you come with me." Li could not refuse, and followed the messenger. Once in Shih-niang's presence he stood still, sobbing mo-mo, mo-mo, without a word. "How is our plan going?" she asked.
He awoke and, having learned thus of Shih-niang's death, sighed for a long time. Later, those who told me this story declared that Sun, since he thought he could acquire a beautiful woman for a thousand ounces, was evidently not a respectable man. Li Chia, they said, had not understood the sorrowful heart of Shih-niang, and was consequently stupid, without refinement, and not worthy of mention.
But Chia, who was infatuated, kept on delaying his departure until, hearing that his father was truly furious, he no longer dared to return. It was well said by the ancients: "As long as harmony endures there is unity; when harmony ceases, there is separation." Shih-niang's love was sincere, and her heart only burned the more for him whose hands were empty.
Leaving Li in his house, he went himself to ask for loans on all sides. In two days he had amassed a hundred and fifty ounces. He gave them to the young man, saying: "I have stood guarantor for you, for I am deeply touched by Shih-niang's sentiment." Li took the silver, as delighted as if the money had fallen from the sky, and ran to see his mistress. It was the ninth day.
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