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81 " Él me dio dulce rocío —dijo Perla Bermeja—, pero yo no tengo agua para compensar su bondad. Si baja al mundo de los hombres me gustaría acompañarlo; así podré saldar mi deuda derramando por él las lágrimas de toda una vida. "
― Cao Xueqin , Dream of the Red Chamber
82 " Tenía el ceño elevado, pero a la vez no fruncido; sus elocuentes ojos mostraban alegría y dolor al mismo tiempo; su delicada fragilidad le daba un aire singular. Sus ojos brillaban delágrimas, su aliento era leve y suave. En reposo parecía una flor adorable reflejada en un estanque; al moverse semejaba un flexible sauce meciéndose al viento. Se la veía más inteligente que Bi Gan, más delicada que Xi Shi. "
83 " Tenía el ceño elevado, pero a la vez no fruncido; sus elocuentes ojos mostraban alegría y dolor al mismo tiempo; su delicada fragilidad le daba un aire singular. Sus ojos brillaban de lágrimas, su aliento era leve y suave. En reposo parecía una flor adorable reflejada en un estanque; al moverse semejaba un flexible sauce meciéndose al viento. Se la veía más inteligente que Bi Gan, más delicada que Xi Shi. "
84 " But most of his time he spent west of Sunset Glow exploring the banks of the Magic River. There, by the Rock of Rebirth, he found the beautiful Crimson Pearl Flower, for which he conceived such a fancy that he took to watering her every day with sweet dew, thereby conferring on her the gift of life. "
― Cao Xueqin , The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days (Chapters 1-26)
85 " The story you’ve just been listening to is called Falsehood Exposed, or The Tale of a Grandmother. It is a story which took place under the reigning dynasty, on this very day of this very month of this very year on this very spot and at this very hour. How can Grannie “with one mouth tell a double tale”? Ah, how indeed! Our tale puts forth two tails. Which tail to wag? Wig-wag. But for the time being we do not inquire which tale is false, which true. Our story turns rather to those people in the party who were admiring the lanterns and watching the play… Just give these two kinsfolk a chance to drink a cup of wine and watch a scene or two more of the play, Grannie, and then you can get on with your Exposure of Falsehood – dynasty by dynasty. "
― Cao Xueqin , The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 3: The Warning Voice
86 " A wintry sunset gilds the vine-wreathed doorWhere stands, mossed by old rains, the flower pot.Its snowy blooms, as snow impermanent,Are as pure as pure white jade that alters not.O fragrant frailty, that so fears the wind!Most radiant whiteness! Full moon without spot!White flower-sprite, shake your silken wings! Away!And join with me to the hymn the dying day! "
― Cao Xueqin , The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2: The Crab-Flower Club
87 " In the courtyard before them grew a clump of bright green bamboo, while by the main doorway stood a row of dark pine-trees. "
― Cao Xueqin , The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes
88 " Going indoors she sat down by the moon-window to take her medicine. Light reflected from the bamboos outside passed through the gauze of the window to make a green gloom within, lending a cold aquarian look to the floor and the surfaces of the furniture. "
89 " Soft-hearted with his boy friends, maybe,’ said Xi-feng with a lubricious smile; ‘but when he has to do with us women he is hard enough. "
90 " Snowgoose exclaimed: ‘Thank goodness she’s better anyway! We must never mention it again! Even if Bao-yu were to marry another lady and I witnessed the wedding with my own eyes, I swear I wouldn’t breathe a word of it to anyone. "
― Cao Xueqin , The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 4: The Debt of Tears
91 " Please, my dear! It isn’t that I find your feet in the least distasteful. It’s just that I drank rather a lot of yellow wine last night and ate lots of very rich mooncakes, so today I am feeling a little queasy. "
92 " As he turned, he happened to catch sight of Dai-yu, who was sitting behind Bao-chai, smiling mockingly and stroking her cheek with her finger – which in sign-language means, ‘You are a great big liar and you ought to be ashamed of yourself. "
93 " but he was not averse to gentler pastimes: he frequented the budding groves and could play on both the flute and the zither. "
94 " The immortal parts of the late Droopy’s relict leaped through her cranium and described several somersaults in the air. She "
95 " As for the ‘settling of accounts’ that Bao-yu had proposed to Qin Zhong, we have been unable to ascertain exactly what form this took; and as we would not for the world be guilty of a fabrication, we must allow the matter to remain a mystery. "
96 " 人過去請時, "
97 " Gone are the daysWhen the sun would find meStill in bed at noon,Days of thoughtless pleasureAnd delight. Last night I chanced to seeThe Goddess of the Moon,And glimpsed the brightness of Zen's unfettered light. "