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the eminent Hsi Jen， with winsome ways， rails at Pao-yue， with a view to exhortation. The beauteous Ping Erh， with soft words， screens Chia Lien. But to resume our story. When Shih Hsiang-yuen ran out of the room， she was all in a flutter lest Lin Tai-yue should catch her up; but Pao-yue， who came after her， readily shouted out， Youll trip and fall. How ever could she come up to you? Lin Tai-yue went in pursuit of her as far as the entrance， when she was impeded from making further proGREss by Pao-yue， who stretched his arms out against the posts of the door. Were I to spare Yuen Erh， I couldnt live! Lin Tai-yue exclaimed， as she tugged at his arms. But Hsiang-yuen， perceiving that Pao-yue obstructed the door， and surmising that Tai-yue could not come out， speedily stood still. My dear cousin， she smilingly pleaded， do let me off this time! But it just happened that Pao-chai， who was coming along， was at the back of Hsiang-yuen， and with a face also beaming with smiles： I advise you both， she said， to leave off out of respect for cousin Pao-yue， and have done. I dont aGREe to that， Tai-yue rejoined; are you people， pray， all of one mind to do nothing but make fun of me? Who ventures to make fun of you? Pao-yue observed advisingly; and hadnt you made sport of her， would she have presumed to have said anything about you? | 
