midday
`` The holy man says , '' Tai-yü smilingly rejoined , `` that ` one must not be weary of exhorting people ' ; and if she comes , time and again , to ask me this and that how can I possibly not tell her ? '' `` Let 's take her to Miss Quarta 's rooms , '' Li Wan smiled , `` and if we could coax her to look at the painting , and bring her to her senses , it will be well . '' Speaking the while , she actually walked out of the room , and laying hold of her , she brought her through the Lotus Fragrance arbour to the bank of Warm Fragrance . Hsi Ch ` un was tired and languid , and was lying on the window , having a midday siesta . The painting was resting against the partition-wall , and was screened with a gauze cover . With one voice , they roused Hsi Ch ` un , and raising the gauze cover to contemplate her work , they saw that three tenths of it had already been accomplished . But their attention was attracted by the representation of several beautiful girls , inserted in the picture , so pointing at Hsiang Ling : `` Every one who can write verses is to be put here , '' they said , `` so be quick and learn . ''