第89节

    【】ghtersandasongroebeautifulfeleusinsofthesaage,

    livingalifeofntinualrailleryandbanteringlaughter;anuerofextrely

    e

    quickteeredbuttrue,andsosecretlyier;afehless

    servantsilyjealousiesandsdals;afatherforever

    absentfrooonofficialservidtanagingthe

    plicatedroutiheost

    gifted,stgarrulousandstbelovedofall,fengchieh,beiirelyilliterate;the

    ”hero,”paoyii,aboyiy,ale

    pa,asadetouand,bygodtoghthis

    phantasgoriaofloveandsuffering,overprotectedliethesoleheirofallgreat

    faliesihehighestauthorityofthehousehold,

    butextrelyafraidofhisfather,pletelyadredbyallhisfeleusinsand

    aidservants,

    atnight;hislovefortaiyu,hisorphanusinstayingintheirhouse,whowas

    sufferingfrosutionandsoup,easilyoutshini

    iyary,butalittletooorestupidones,

    openingherlovetopaoyiiaide;

    anotherfeleusin,paotsa,alsoinloveperandre

    practidedandnsideredabetterheelders;thefiion,

    arrasfortheothershoutpaoytisortaiyus

    knoadeher

    laughhystericallyahertoherdeath,andpaoytinothearingofittillthe

    ing

    halfidiotiind,andfinallyhisbeingank.

    allofthisisdepiily,thecresdoofpiling

    falysfortuendihelastthirdofthestory,takingonesbreathaway

    likethefallofthehouseofusher.itsheydayofpleasurecy

    hungintheair;insteadofaidautuon,s

    arriedoffinto

    differenthosaidservantsaway

    andrried,adevotedone,geandtrue.the

    phantasgoriavanished.

    if,assoesessay,theredchaerdrealdruinauntry,it

    shouldhaveruinedalongago.taiytiandpaotsahavebeethenations

    sberofothertypesarethere,too:theietuousghe

    feninehsijeichsiangytin,theanlytan,thegarrulous

    fengchieh,thetalentedaoyti,allthereforoosettleoneseupon,each

    representingadifferenttype.theeasiestais

    toaskhireorpaotsare.ifhepreferstaiyii,heisan

    idealist,andifhepreferspactsa,heisarealist.ifhelikesgwen,hewill

    probablybeeagoodire

    lipospoetry.iliketan,binationoftaiyiisandpaotsvs

    qualities,andarriedandbecaagooderof

    paoyiiisdecidedlydesirableasa”hero”tobeworshippedby

    youngn,butenanden,havestof

    theeadthenovelsevetisover,andascehasdevelopedhis

    redchaerdreaparableindignityand

    volutotheshakespeareoethentaries.

    theredchaerdreaepresentsprobablytheheightoftheartofingnovelsin

    a,allthingsnsidered,butitrepresentsalsoonlyoypeofnovel.briefly,

    aybeclassifiedintothefolloypes,agtotheirs.

    theirbestknoativeworksaregivenbelow:

    1.thenovelofadventure:shuikuallhers.

    2.thesupeaturalaleofhl

    3.thehistoris.

    4.theloveronhaerdrea

    5.thepoographieigoldvaseplu

    6.thenovelofsocialsatire:julinwaishih.

    7.thenovelofideas:ghuajuan.

    8.thenovelofsoners:strahingsofthelasttyyears.

    astri>forinstance,

    althoughfourfifthspoographiannersinits

    ruthlessandvividportrayalofnters,thegentryandthe”loh,”and

    partiingperiod.tothese

    novelsproperoaddtalesandshortstoriesinthebroadsense,h

    haveaverylongtraditiorepresentedbyliaotsaistraoriesjrese

    studio}andkuckikuandagsinnstandothertales,the

    lastrepresentilleofoldpopularstoriesthathaveedown

    throughtheages.

    ihavegroupedthesereorlessintheorderoftheirpopularinfluenatalogue

    ofnnovelsin”ulatinglibraries”oreethatnovelsof

    adventure,inesecalled”novelsofchivalry,”easilytopthelist.astrange

    phenononthis,ofurse,inasocietyen

    disuragedbyteaosteasytoexplain.in

    achivalris,iliesintroublehthepolice

    istrate,havebeendrivenoutofthehointothegutter,and

    citizensustddleinotherpeoplesaffairs,

    heyseeinjusticedoothepoororthehelpless,havebeendrivenoutof

    soforbandits.foriftheparentsdonot”break”

    thetheyarelikely

    ...