Story of the Stone (aka Dream of the Red Chamber), Volume 4: The Debt of Tears
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The Story of the Stone: Volume 4 Note on Spelling Preface\ Chapter 81:\ Four young ladies go fishing and divine the future; Bao-yu receives a homily and is re-enrolled in the Family School\ Chapter 82:\ An old pedant tries to instil some Moral Philosophy into his incorrigible pupil; And the ailing Naiad, in a nightmare, confronts the spectres of her fevered mind.\ Chapter 83:\ An Indisposition in the Imperial Bedchamber calls for a Family Visitation; While insubordination in the inner apartments reveals Bao-chai's long-suffering nature\ Chapter 84:\ Bao-yu is given an impromptu examination, and his betrothal is discussed for the first time; Jia Huan visits a convulsive child, and old hostilites are resumed\ Chapter 85:\ It is announced that Jia Zheng has been promoted to the rank of Permanent Secretary; And it is discovered that Xue Pan has once more brought upon himself the threat of exile\ Chapter 86:\ Bribery induces an old mandarin to tamper with the course of justice; And a discourse on the Qin provides a young lady with a vehicle for romantic feelings\ Chapter 87:\ Autumnal sounds combine with sad remembrances to inspire a composition on the Qin; And a flood of passion allows evil spirits to disturb the serenity of Zen\ Chapter 88:\ Bao-yu gratifies his grandmother by praising a fatherless child; Cousin Zhen rectifies family discipline by chastising two unruly servants\ Chapter 89:\ Our hero sees the handiwork of a departed love, and is moved to write and ode; Frowner falls prey to hysterical fear and resolves to starve to death\ Chapter 90:\ A poor girl loses a padded jacket and puts up with some obstreperous behaviour; A young man accepts a tray of sweetmeats and is put out by some devious goings-on\ Chapter 91:\ In the pursuance of lust, Moonbeam evolves an artful strategem; In a flight of Zen, Bao-yu makes an enigmatic confession\ Chapter 92:\ Qiao-jie studies the Lives of Noble Women and shows a precocious enthusiasm for Virtue; Jia Zheng admires a Mother Pearl and reflect on the vicissitudes of Life\ Chapter 93:\ A Zhen retainer seeks shelter in the Jia household; And shady activities are revealed behind the Iron Threshold\ Chapter 94:\ Grandmother Jia gives a crab-blossom party - a celebration of the ominous; Bao-yu loses his Magic Jade - a strange disappearance of the numinous\ Chapter 95:\ A rumour comes true and the Imperial Consort passes away; A counterfeit is deceptively like the real thing, and Bao-yu loses his wits\ Chapter 96:\ Xi-feng conceives an ingenious plan of deception; And Frowner is deranged by an inadvertent disclosure\ Chapter 97:\ Lin Dai-yu burns her poems to signal the end of her heart's folly; And Xue Bao-chai leaves home to take part in a solemn rite\ Chapter 98:\ Crimson Pearl's suffering spirit returns to the Realm of Separation; And the convalescent Stone-in-waiting weeps at the scene of past affection\ Appendix I:\ Prefaces to the first Cheng-Gao edition Joint Foreword to the subsequent Cheng-Gao edition\ Appendix II:\ The Octopartite Composition or 'bagu wenzhang'\ Appendix III:\ The Qin or Chinese Lute, and Knowing the Sound\ Appendix IV:\ Iron Threshold Temple and Water-moon Priory\ Characters in Volume 4\ Genealogical Tables
