生往除(chu)厅(ting)事。薄(bao)暮,置书其中(zhong);返取他物,则书已(yi)亡。怪之(zhi)。仰(yang)卧榻上(shang),静息(xi)以伺其变。食顷,闻步(bu)履声,睨之,见二(er)女自房中(zhong)出,所亡书,送还案(an)上,一约二十,一(yi)可十(shi)七(qi)八,并皆姝(shu)丽(li)。逡巡立榻下,相视而笑。生寂不动(dong)。长者跷一足踹生腹,少者掩口匿笑。生觉心(xin)摇摇若不自(zi)持,即急肃(su)然端念,卒(zu)不(bu)顾(gu)。女近以左手捋髭(zi),右手轻批(pi)颐颊,作小(xiao)响。少者益笑。生骤起,叱曰:鬼物(wu)敢尔!二女(nv)骇(hai)奔而散。生恐夜为所苦,欲移(yi)归,又耻其言不掩(yan),乃(nai)挑(tiao)灯读。暗(an)中鬼影憧憧,略(lue)不顾瞻。夜将半(ban),烛(zhu)而寝。始(shi)交(jiao)睫,觉人以(yi)细物(wu)穿(chuan)鼻,奇痒(yang),大(da)嚏;但闻暗处隐隐作笑声。生不(bu)语,假寐(mei)以俟之(zhi)。俄见少(shao)女(nv)以纸条拈细股,鹤行鹭伏而至;生(sheng)暴起(qi)呵之,飘窜(cuan)而(er)去。既寝,又穿(chuan)其耳。终(zhong)夜不堪其扰。鸡既鸣(ming),乃寂(ji)无声,生始酣眠,终日无(wu)所睹(du)闻(wen)。日(ri)既(ji)下(xia),恍惚出现。生遂(sui)夜炊(chui),将以达旦。长者渐(jian)曲肱(gong)几上,观生读;既而掩生卷。生怒(nu)捉之,即(ji)已飘散;少间,又抚之(zhi)。生以手按卷(juan)读。少者(zhe)潜(qian)于(yu)脑后,交两手掩(yan)生(sheng)目,瞥(pie)然去,远(yuan)立(li)以哂。生指骂曰:小鬼头!捉得(de)便都杀(sha)却!女子即又(you)不(bu)惧(ju)。因戏(xi)之曰:房中纵送,我都不解,缠(chan)我(wo)无益。二女微笑,转身向灶,析薪溲米(mi),为生执(zhi)爨。生(sheng)顾(gu)而(er)奖(jiang)曰:两卿此(ci)为,不(bu)胜憨跳耶?俄顷(qing),粥(zhou)熟,争以(yi)匕、箸(zhu)、陶碗置几(ji)上(shang)。生曰:感卿服役,何以报德?女笑云(yun):饭(fan)中(zhong)溲合砒、鸩矣。生(sheng)曰:与卿夙无(wu)嫌怨(yuan),何(he)至以(yi)此相加(jia)。啜(chuo)已,复盛,争为(wei)奔(ben)走。生(sheng)乐之,习以为常。日渐稔,接坐(zuo)倾语,审(shen)其(qi)姓(xing)名。长者云:妾(qie)秋容,乔(qiao)氏;彼阮家小谢也。又研问所由来。小谢(xie)笑曰:痴郎!尚(shang)不敢一呈身(shen),谁要汝问门第(di),作嫁娶(qu)耶?生正(zheng)容(rong)曰(yue):相对丽质,宁(ning)独无情;但阴冥(ming)之气(qi),中(zhong)人必死。不乐与居者,行可耳;乐与(yu)居者,安可耳。如不(bu)见爱(ai),何必玷两佳人(ren)?如果见爱,何必(bi)死(si)一狂(kuang)生?二女相(xiang)顾动(dong)容,自此不甚虐弄之;然时而(er)探手(shou)于怀,捋裤(ku)于地,亦(yi)置不为怪。
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