The Dream of the Red Chamber or 紅樓夢 (Hung Lou Meng) by Cao Xueqin tr by H Bencraft Joly - first published 1892 (2014).pdf

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The Dream of the
Red Chamber
or
紅樓夢
[Hung Lou Meng]
Cao Xueqin
Translated by H. Bencraft Joly
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Hung Lou Meng, by Cao Xueqin
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PREFACE.
1 . Chen Shih-y in, in a v ision, apprehends perception and spirituality
— Chia Yü-ts’un, in the (windy and dusty ) world, cherishes fond
thoughts of a beautiful m aiden.
2 . The spirit of Mrs. Chia Shih-y in departs from the town of Yang Chou
— Leng Tzu-hsing dilates upon the Jung Kuo Mansion.
3 . Lin Ju-hai appeals to his brother-in-law, Chia Cheng,
recom m ending Yü-ts’un, his daughter’s tutor, to his consideration
— Dowager lady Chia sends to fetch her granddaughter, out of
com m iseration for her being a m otherless child.
4 . An ill-fated girl happens to m eet an ill-fated y oung m an — The Hu
Lu Bonze adjudicates the Hu Lu case.
5. The spirit of Chia Pao-y ü v isits the confines of the Great Void — The
Monitory Vision Fairy expounds, in ballads, the Dream of the Red
Cham ber.
6 . Chia Pao-y ü reaps his first experience in licentious lov e — Old Goody
Liu pay s a v isit to the Jung Kuo Mansion.
7 . Presentation of artificial flowers m ade in the Palace — Chia Lien
disports him self with Hsi-feng — Pao-y ü m eets Ch’in Chung at a
fam ily party .
8. By a strange coincidence, Chia Pao-y ü becom es acquainted with the
golden clasp — In an unexpected m eeting, Hsüeh Pao-ch’ai sees the
jade of spiritual perception.
9 . Chia Cheng giv es good adv ice to his way ward son — Li Kuei receiv es
a reprim and — Chia Jui and Li Kuei rebuke the obstinate y ouths!
Ming Yen causes trouble in the school-room .
1 0. Widow Chin, prom pted by a desire to reap adv antage, puts up
tem porarily with an insult — Dr. Chang in discussing Mrs. Chin’s
illness m inutely exhausts its origin.
1 1 . In honour of Chia Ching’s birthday , a fam ily banquet is spread in
the Ning Mansion — At the sight of Hsi-feng, Chia Jui entertains
feelings of licentious lov e.
1 2 . Wang Hsi-feng m aliciously lay s a trap for Chia Jui, under pretence
that his affection is reciprocated — Chia T’ien-hsiang gazes at the
face of the m irror of Voluptuousness.
1 3 . Ch’in K’o-ch’ing dies, and Chia Jung is inv ested with the rank of
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m ilitary officer to the Im perial Body -guard — Wang Hsi-feng lends
her help in the m anagem ent of the Jung Kuo Mansion.
1 4 . Lin Ju-hai dies in the City of Yang Chou — Chia Pao-y ü m eets the
Prince of Pei Ching on the way .
1 5. Lady Peng, née Wang, exercises her authority in the Iron Fence
Tem ple — Ch’in Ching-ch’ing (Ch’ing Chung) am uses him self in the
Man-t’ou (Bread) nunnery .
1 6 . Chia Yuan-ch’un is, on account of her talents, selected to enter the
Feng Ts’ao Palace — Ch’in Ching-ch’ing departs, in the prim e of life,
by the y ellow spring road.
1 7 . In the Ta Kuan Garden, (Broad Vista,) the m erits of Pao-y ü are put
to the test, by his being told to write dev ices for scrolls and tablets —
Yuan Ch’un returns to the Jung Kuo m ansion, on a v isit to her
parents, and offers her congratulations to them on the feast of
lanterns, on the fifteenth of the first m oon.
1 8. His Majesty shows m agnanim ous bounty — The Im perial consort
Yuan pay s a v isit to her parents — The happiness of a fam ily
gathering — Pao-y ü display s his polished talents.
1 9 . In the v ehem ence of her feelings, Hua (Hsi Jen) on a quiet ev ening
adm onishes Pao-y ü — While (the spell) of affection continues
unbroken, Pao-y ü, on a still day , perceiv es the fragrance em itted
from Tai-y ü‘s person.
2 0. Wang Hsi-feng with earnest words upbraids Mrs. Chao’s jealous
notions — Lin Tai-y ü uses specious language to m ake sport of Shih
Hsiang-y ün’s querulous tone of v oice.
2 1 . The em inent Hsi Jen, with winsom e way s, rails at Pao-y ü, with a
v iew to exhortation — The beauteous P’ing Erh, with soft words,
screens Chia Lien.
2 2 . Upon hearing the text of the stanza, Pao-y ü com prehends the
Buddhistic spells — While the enigm as for the lanterns are being
dev ised, Chia Cheng is griev ed by a prognostic.
2 3 . Pao-y ü and Tai-y ü m ake use of som e beautiful passages from the
Record of the Western Side-building to bandy jokes — The excellent
ballads sung in the Peony Pav ilion touch the tender heart of Tai-y ü.
2 4 . The drunken Chin Kang m akes light of lucre and shows a preference
for generosity — The foolish girl m islay s her handkerchief and
arouses m utual thoughts.
2 5. By a dem oniacal art, a junior uncle and an elder brother’s wife
(Pao-y ü and lady Feng) com e across fiv e dev ils — The gem of
Spiritual Perception m eets, in a fit of torpor, the two perfect m en.
2 6 . On the Feng Yao bridge, Hsiao Hung m akes known sentim ental
m atters in equiv ocal language — In the Hsiao Hsiang lodge, Tai-y ü
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