文登景星者，少有重名。與陳生比鄰而居，齋隔一短垣。一日，陳暮過荒落之墟，聞女子啼松柏間；近臨，則樹橫枝有懸帶，若將自經。陳詰之，揮涕而對曰：「母遠出，託妾於外兄。不圖狼子野心，畜我不卒。伶仃如此，不如死！」言已，復泣。陳解帶，勸令適人。女慮無可託者。陳請暫寄其家，女從之。既歸，挑燈審視，丰韻殊絕。大悅，欲亂之。女厲聲抗拒，紛紜之聲，達於間壁。景生踰垣來窺，陳乃釋女。女見景，凝眸停諦，久乃奔去。二人共逐之，不知去向。景歸，闔戶欲寢，則女子盈盈自房中出。驚問之。答曰：「彼德薄福淺，不可終託。」景大喜。詰其姓氏，曰：「妾祖居於齊。以齊為姓，小字阿霞。」入以游詞，笑不甚拒，遂與寢處。
文登有個景星，年輕時就很有名望。他與陳生住在相鄰的兩家，書房之間只隔著一道矮牆。一天傍晚，陳生經過一片荒廢的村落，聽見松柏樹間有女子哭泣。走近一看，樹的橫枝上掛著一條帶子，那女子像是準備上吊。陳生問她緣故，她擦著眼淚回答：「母親去了遠方，把我託付給表兄。沒想到他心腸狠毒，不肯一直收留我。我這樣孤苦無依，還不如死了！」說完又哭起來。陳生解下帶子，勸她嫁個人。女子擔心沒有可以託付的人，陳生便請她暫住自己家裡，女子答應了。回家後，陳生挑亮燈火，仔細看她，發現她風姿韻致，出眾無比，心裡大喜，想強行與她親熱。女子厲聲抗拒，爭鬧聲傳到了隔壁。景生翻過牆來檢視，陳生這才放開女子。女子看見景生，定睛看了很久，隨後便跑走了。兩人一起追趕，卻不知她去了哪裡。景生回到家，關上門正要睡覺，那女子卻輕盈地從房裡走出來。他吃驚地詢問，她回答：「那個人品德差，福分薄，不能託付終身。」景生十分高興，問她姓名。她說：「我祖上住在齊地，就以齊為姓，小名叫阿霞。」景生用輕佻的話試探她，她笑著，並不怎麼拒絕，兩人便同寢了。
文登景星者，少有重名。与陈生比邻而居，斋隔一短垣。一日，陈暮过荒落之墟，闻女子啼松柏间；近临，则树横枝有悬带，若将自经。陈诘之，挥涕而对曰：「母远出，托妾于外兄。不图狼子野心，畜我不卒。伶仃如此，不如死！」言已，复泣。陈解带，劝令适人。女虑无可托者。陈请暂寄其家，女从之。既归，挑灯审视，丰韵殊绝。大悦，欲乱之。女厉声抗拒，纷纭之声，达于间壁。景生逾垣来窥，陈乃释女。女见景，凝眸停谛，久乃奔去。二人共逐之，不知去向。景归，阖户欲寝，则女子盈盈自房中出。惊问之。答曰：「彼德薄福浅，不可终托。」景大喜。诘其姓氏，曰：「妾祖居于齐。以齐为姓，小字阿霞。」入以游词，笑不甚拒，遂与寝处。
文登有个景星，年轻时就很有名望。他与陈生住在相邻的两家，书房之间只隔着一道矮墙。一天傍晚，陈生经过一片荒废的村落，听见松柏树间有女子哭泣。走近一看，树的横枝上挂着一条带子，那女子像是准备上吊。陈生问她缘故，她擦着眼泪回答：“母亲去了远方，把我托付给表兄。没想到他心肠狠毒，不肯一直收留我。我这样孤苦无依，还不如死了！”说完又哭起来。陈生解下带子，劝她嫁个人。女子担心没有可以托付的人，陈生便请她暂住自己家里，女子答应了。回家后，陈生挑亮灯火，仔细看她，发现她风姿韵致，出众无比，心里大喜，想强行与她亲热。女子厉声抗拒，争闹声传到了隔壁。景生翻过墙来查看，陈生这才放开女子。女子看见景生，定睛看了很久，随后便跑走了。两人一起追赶，却不知她去了哪里。景生回到家，关上门正要睡觉，那女子却轻盈地从房里走出来。他吃惊地询问，她回答：“那个人品德差，福分薄，不能托付终身。”景生十分高兴，问她姓名。她说：“我祖上住在齐地，就以齐为姓，小名叫阿霞。”景生用轻佻的话试探她，她笑着，并不怎么拒绝，两人便同寝了。
Jing Xing of Wendeng had a great name even as a young man. He lived next door to a scholar named Chen; their studies were separated only by a low wall. One evening at dusk Chen was passing a desolate ruin when he heard a woman weeping among the pines and cypresses. He went closer and saw a sash hanging from a low branch, as if she meant to hang herself. Chen asked her what was wrong. Wiping her tears, she answered, “My mother has gone far away and left me in my cousin’s care. I never thought he would have a wolf cub’s heart and not keep me to the end. If I am to be this alone, I would sooner die!” And she wept again. Chen untied the sash and urged her to marry someone instead. She worried there was no one she could trust herself to. Chen offered to let her stay at his house for the time being, and she went with him. When they got home he trimmed the lamp and looked her over: her beauty was beyond compare. Delighted, he tried to force himself on her. She fought him off, crying out sharply, and the noise of the struggle carried through the wall. Jing climbed over to look, and Chen let her go. When the girl saw Jing she fixed her eyes on him and studied him a long while, then ran off. The two men chased her but could not tell where she had gone. Jing went home, shut his door and was about to go to bed when the young woman came gracefully out of his inner room. Startled, he asked what she was doing there. “That man’s virtue is thin and his fortune shallow,” she said. “He is no one to trust myself to for life.” Jing was overjoyed. He asked her name. “My family has lived in Qi for generations, so we took Qi for our surname. My pet name is A Xia.” He tried a few flirtatious words; she laughed and did not refuse him much, and so they went to bed together.
齋中多友人來往，女恆隱閉深房。過數日，曰：「妾姑去。此處煩雜，困人甚。繼今，請以夜卜。」問：「家何所？」曰：「正不遠耳。」遂早去，夜果復來，懽愛綦篤。又數日，謂景曰：「我兩人情好雖佳，終屬苟合。家君宦遊西疆，明日將從母去，容即乘間稟命，而相從以終焉。」問：「幾日別？」約以旬終。
書房裡常有朋友來往，女子總是躲在裡面的房中，關著門。過了幾天，她說：「我暫且回去吧。這裡人來人往，實在叫人疲倦。從今以後，我們就約在夜裡相會。」景生問：「你家在哪裡？」她說：「就在不遠的地方。」於是她一早離開，到了夜裡果然又來，兩人十分恩愛。又過了幾天，她對景生說：「我們兩人雖然感情很好，終究只是私下相好。我父親在西部邊疆做官，明天我要跟母親去找他。讓我趁機會稟告父親，求得他的同意，再來與你相守一生。」景生問：「要分別多少天？」她約定十天後回來。
斋中多友人来往，女恒隐闭深房。过数日，曰：「妾姑去。此处烦杂，困人甚。继今，请以夜卜。」问：「家何所？」曰：「正不远耳。」遂早去，夜果复来，懽爱綦笃。又数日，谓景曰：「我两人情好虽佳，终属苟合。家君宦游西疆，明日将从母去，容即乘间禀命，而相从以终焉。」问：「几日别？」约以旬终。
书房里常有朋友来往，女子总是躲在里面的房中，关着门。过了几天，她说：“我暂且回去吧。这里人来人往，实在叫人疲倦。从今以后，我们就约在夜里相会。”景生问：“你家在哪里？”她说：“就在不远的地方。”于是她一早离开，到了夜里果然又来，两人十分恩爱。又过了几天，她对景生说：“我们两人虽然感情很好，终究只是私下相好。我父亲在西部边疆做官，明天我要跟母亲去找他。让我趁机会禀告父亲，求得他的同意，再来与你相守一生。”景生问：“要分别多少天？”她约定十天后回来。
Many friends came and went at the study, and she always kept hidden in the back room. After a few days she said, “I will go away for now. This place is so busy and noisy that it wears me out. From now on, let us keep to the nights.” “Where is your home?” he asked. “Not far at all,” she said. So she left early, and sure enough came back at night, and their love was very deep. A few days later she said to Jing, “Happy as we are together, this is still an illicit match. My father holds office out on the western frontier, and tomorrow I go to him with my mother. I will find a chance to ask his consent, and then I can be with you for good.” “How long will we be apart?” he asked. She promised to come back at the end of ten days.