miss chou told nation h of course he added，“it‘s all her family’s doing.”
“they didn‘t tie her up her to the restaurant， did they？”lo said sardonically. he promised not to take up the matter lo drank too much rice ratulations， miss fan！”he said.“i hear you are going to invite us to your feast.”he drained his cup and strode off angrily. miss fan refused to join them the next day. lo’s letters ain been dining iven her a big diamond engagement ring. lo‘s divorce action had reached the point an to move through its ons that his hingstock for the rest of his life if he e. so he iving his enerous settlement as he had promised. as soon as the decree ot a professional matchmaker to approach the s of the dye girl irl in toe of photographs and due investigation， the s accepted him. lo sold a great part of his land and bought miss a diamond ring even bigger than the one miss fan ot. he irls and had heard something of miss fan’s long attachment to lo. according to the fans it e. some malicious tongues had it that it s lo in the same toain. it could not be that they e； they had disapproved of the ht it ood thing—for the tain on the lake under the moon. it ed e of either of them. one night lo them any more. some people shouted at them from another boat. it ing lo to come across the small table from miss fan. the tea in the cups shone faintly， in each cup a floating silver disk s slightly ht. it stunned him hoh the amenities as if there amiss， but a single remark to each other. no reference e. the talk overnment- sponsored ly memorial that dominated the vista along the bank.“it’s an eyesore. spoils everything，”lo said.“it ain.”
her eyes met his， oing round the lake they landed and separated. the day after， lo received a letter addressed to him in miss fan‘s hand. he tore it open， his heart pounding， and found a sheet of blank paper inside. he kne their friends that they ain seeing a lot of each other. lo again started divorce proceedings. this time he had very fe struggle. on her part miss fan aged in a struggle. hers ainst the forces of the years， against men‘s very nature gle she had nobody to stand by her side as she stood by lo. she remained quietly pretty. her coiffure and clothes monotonously pliant. she read all the books he gave her and ht it out in the courts s ainst divorce. laes proved to be tractable. lo got his divorce at the end of five years. though in reduced circumstances， he had built a small age. he had closed do out of the green hills right over the lake. climbing roses and g. lo had never knoame. he told his ood of her to comply but there ht and promise to come back for more the next day. she ans she could not bear to be aroom a single minute. she complained of living so far out. g parties she often had difficulty finding a rick- sha puller to take her home. mah- jongg she lounged about in soiled old gos. half the time she lay in bed cracking the shells over the bed- clothes and into her slippers on the floor. his hints at taking more interest in her appearance nored. then she flared up and said his fussiness et anyood front. still he supposed that neot about， because one day a relative mentioned casually to him that miss had not yet remarried.“s ree that this ood name hter took a second husband. his ements had been made. despite scenes and threats of suicide， the day miss returned to him escorted by members of the family she ’s brother and sister- in- laized for the dinner.“it‘s difficult for us to get a good cook， living so far a lady long ago. of course she ought to come and live here. one can’t be staying did not speak， since she reement had been reached as to the mode of address bet”behind each other‘s back. not long after ht her back to the rose- covered little house by the lake. both of his ex- ot into from providing for three everything into consideration. he for him. and no fu， glamorous blessings- extraordinary in an age that amous， for it uffaht for a nice game of mah- jongg.”
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