红楼梦Chapter22
<p> <span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stanza">stanza</span>， <span word="Pao">Pao</span>-<span word="yue">yue</span> <span word="comprehends">comprehends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buddhistic">Buddhistic</span> <span word="spells">spells</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enigmas">enigmas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="devised">devised</span>， <span word="Chia">Chia</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grieved">grieved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prognostic">prognostic</span>.</p><p> <span word="Chia">Chia</span> <span word="Lien">Lien</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="prosecute">prosecute</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span>， <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consult">consult</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>， <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="constrained">constrained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inquire">inquire</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span>， <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>， <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Hsueehs">Hsueehs</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span>， <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>， <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>?</p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="exclaimed">exclaimed</span> <span word="Chia">Chia</span> <span word="Lien">Lien</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span>， <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>， <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="birthdays">birthdays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="people">people</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span>， <span word="really">really</span>， <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>?</p><p> <span word="Birthdays">Birthdays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prescribed">prescribed</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>， <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="expostulated">expostulated</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infant">infant</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>!</p><p> <span word="Chia">Chia</span> <span word="Lien">Lien</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="remark">remark</span>， <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protracted">protracted</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span>. <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>! <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cried">cried</span>; <span word="why">why</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="case">case</span>! <span word="Cousin">Cousin</span> <span word="Lins">Lins</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="affords">affords</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>， <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Hsueeh">Hsueeh</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sarcastic">sarcastic</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span>， <span word="pray">pray</span>， <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="insinuate">insinuate</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="this">this</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="come">come</span>， <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>， <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Chia">Chia</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="inquiries">inquiries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="birthdays">birthdays</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Hsueeh">Hsueeh</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="anyhow">anyhow</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="dowager">dowager</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="enjoined">enjoined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="should">should</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>， <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span>， <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>.</p>
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