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event?〃 ejaculated the old lady。
〃The betrothal of your beloved daughter to Liu Bei。 And he has arrived too; as surely you know。〃
〃My poor old self does not know;〃 said the Dowager。 〃I have heard nothing of all this。〃
She at once summoned her son and also sent her servants out into the town to see what was going about。
They quickly returned to say: 〃The whole city know of the ing wedding; and the bridegroom is now at the guest…house。 Moreover; he has e with a large escort; and they are spending freely; buying pork and mutton and fruits; all in readiness for the wedding feasting。 Lu Fan and Sun Qian are the intermediaries on each side; and they are in the guest…house too。〃
The Dowager Marchioness was terribly taken aback and upset so that; when Sun Quan arrived; he found his mother beating her breast and weeping bitterly。
〃What has disturbed you; Mother?〃 asked he。
〃What you have just done;〃 said she。 〃You have treated me as a nonentity。 When my elder sister lay dying; what did she tell you?〃
Sun Quan began to be frightened; but he said boldly; 〃Please speak out plainly; Mother。 What is this great sorrow?〃
〃When a son is grown; he takes a wife; and when a girl is old enough; she goes to her husband。 And that is right and proper。 But I am the mother; and you ought to have told me that your sister was to bee the wife of Liu Bei。 Why did you keep me in the dark? It was my place to promise her in marriage。〃
〃Whence es this story?〃 said the Marquis; really much frightened。
〃Do you pretend ignorance? There is not a soul in the city who does not know! But you have succeeded in keeping me in the dark。〃
〃I heard it several days ago;〃 said the State Patriarch Qiao。 〃And I came just now to offer my
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