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An Eastern Novel.
least thought of it , being ready to perish in the waves , I met with my dear brother who saved my life : this protection of Heaven is truly wonderful ; but , my brother , believe me there is no time to lose , make what haste you can to your house to mitigate the sorrows of my sister-in-law , who undergoes too violent a prosecution , and the least delay may cause misfortunes that are not to be remedied .
Liu was in a great consternation at this recital , and sending for the master of the bark , though it was late , gave him orders to set sail and to proceed on his voyage all the night . While . Liu met with these adventures , Ouang his . wife was in the utmost distress ; a thousand reasons prevailed upon her not to believe her husband was dead ; but Liu-pao , who by this pretended death became master of the houseaffirmed it so positively that at
, length she seemed convinced , and went into mourning . Liu-pao had a wicked heart , and was capable of the most dishonorable actions : I make no doubt , said he , but my eldest brother is dead , and I am become master . My sister-in-law ; s young , handsome , and well made , her relations live at a distance , and she cannot readily procure their assistanceI will force her to
, marry again as soon as possible , by which means I shall get a sum of money . He communicated his intentions to his wife Yang , and ordered her to employ a skilful marriage-broker , but Ouang refused to
hearken to the proposition ; she swore she would continue a widow and honour by her widowhood the memory of her husband . Her brothei-in-law Liu-tchin confirmed her in this resolution , insomuch that all the artifices they could make use of had no success . She . could not get it out of her mind but that her husband was still living , and desired to be satisfied about it . Reports , said she , are often false , and without sending to the place it is impossible to
be fully certain : the journey indeed is long , at least two hundred leagues , but what then , I know the good disposition of my brother Liu-tchin ; I should be glad if he would go into the province of Chan-si , and inform himself of the truth ; and if I have been so unfortunate as to lose my husband , he will at least bring back his precious remains . Liu-tchin was desired to undertake this journeyand lie
, accordingly departed ; his absence rendered Liu-pao more ardent in his pursuits ; besides havingforsome days past had ill success at gaming , he could not tell where to get money to try to recover his losses : In the strait that he was in he met with a merchant of Kiang-si , who had just lost his wife and was looking for another . Liu-pao laid hold of the opportunityand proposed his
sister-in-, Jaw ; the merchant agreed to the proposal , but not without taking the precaution to inform himself , whether she that was proposed was youngand handsome ; and as soon as he knew the certainty he lost no time , and paid twenty taels to conclude the affair . [ To bt concluded in our next . 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Eastern Novel.
least thought of it , being ready to perish in the waves , I met with my dear brother who saved my life : this protection of Heaven is truly wonderful ; but , my brother , believe me there is no time to lose , make what haste you can to your house to mitigate the sorrows of my sister-in-law , who undergoes too violent a prosecution , and the least delay may cause misfortunes that are not to be remedied .
Liu was in a great consternation at this recital , and sending for the master of the bark , though it was late , gave him orders to set sail and to proceed on his voyage all the night . While . Liu met with these adventures , Ouang his . wife was in the utmost distress ; a thousand reasons prevailed upon her not to believe her husband was dead ; but Liu-pao , who by this pretended death became master of the houseaffirmed it so positively that at
, length she seemed convinced , and went into mourning . Liu-pao had a wicked heart , and was capable of the most dishonorable actions : I make no doubt , said he , but my eldest brother is dead , and I am become master . My sister-in-law ; s young , handsome , and well made , her relations live at a distance , and she cannot readily procure their assistanceI will force her to
, marry again as soon as possible , by which means I shall get a sum of money . He communicated his intentions to his wife Yang , and ordered her to employ a skilful marriage-broker , but Ouang refused to
hearken to the proposition ; she swore she would continue a widow and honour by her widowhood the memory of her husband . Her brothei-in-law Liu-tchin confirmed her in this resolution , insomuch that all the artifices they could make use of had no success . She . could not get it out of her mind but that her husband was still living , and desired to be satisfied about it . Reports , said she , are often false , and without sending to the place it is impossible to
be fully certain : the journey indeed is long , at least two hundred leagues , but what then , I know the good disposition of my brother Liu-tchin ; I should be glad if he would go into the province of Chan-si , and inform himself of the truth ; and if I have been so unfortunate as to lose my husband , he will at least bring back his precious remains . Liu-tchin was desired to undertake this journeyand lie
, accordingly departed ; his absence rendered Liu-pao more ardent in his pursuits ; besides havingforsome days past had ill success at gaming , he could not tell where to get money to try to recover his losses : In the strait that he was in he met with a merchant of Kiang-si , who had just lost his wife and was looking for another . Liu-pao laid hold of the opportunityand proposed his
sister-in-, Jaw ; the merchant agreed to the proposal , but not without taking the precaution to inform himself , whether she that was proposed was youngand handsome ; and as soon as he knew the certainty he lost no time , and paid twenty taels to conclude the affair . [ To bt concluded in our next . 2