红楼梦Chapter25
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demoniacal">demoniacal</span> <span word="art">art</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> (<span word="Pao">Pao</span>-<span word="yue">yue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span>) <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="devils">devils</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gem">gem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spiritual">Spiritual</span> <span word="Perception">Perception</span> <span word="meets">meets</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="torpor">torpor</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p><span word="Hsiao">Hsiao</span> <span word="Hung">Hung</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>， <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="unsettled">unsettled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="string">string</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="drowsy">drowsy</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="Chia">Chia</span> <span word="Yuen">Yuen</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drag">drag</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="twisted">twisted</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="round">round</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="endeavoured">endeavoured</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="away">away</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tripped">tripped</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doorstep">doorstep</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>， <span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="realised">realised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="restlessly">restlessly</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="she">she</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fright">fright</span>， <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="dawned">dawned</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span>-<span word="maids">maids</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="Hsiao">Hsiao</span> <span word="Hung">Hung</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrange">arrange</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ablutions">ablutions</span>; <span word="but">but</span>， <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>-<span word="glass">glass</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="pinned">pinned</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chevelure">chevelure</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="anyhow">anyhow</span>; <span word="and">and</span>， <span word="rinsing">rinsing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>， <span word="and">and</span>， <span word="tying">tying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sash">sash</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="waist">waist</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>.</p><p><span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span>， <span word="Pao">Pao</span>-<span word="yue">yue</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feared">feared</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="service">service</span>， <span word="Hsi">Hsi</span> <span word="Jen">Jen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pangs">pangs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jealousy">jealousy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span>， <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="place">place</span>， <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="disposition">disposition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="downcast">downcast</span>; <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="comb">comb</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wash">wash</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="seated">seated</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brooded">brooded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abstraction">abstraction</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gauze">gauze</span> <span word="frame">frame</span>， <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="discern">discern</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="espied">espied</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="servant">servant</span>-<span word="girls">girls</span>， <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rouged">rouged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="powdered">powdered</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="inserted">inserted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="grandly">grandly</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span>， <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span>， <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p>
页:
[1]