范生者，宿於逆旅。食後，燭而假寐。忽一婢來，襆衣置椅上；又有鏡匳揥篋，一一列案頭，乃去。俄一少婦自房中出，發篋開匳，對鏡櫛掠；已而髻，已而簪，顧影徘徊甚久。前婢來，進匜沃盥。盥已捧帨，既，持沐湯去。婦解襆出裙帔，炫然新製，就著之。掩衿提領，結束周至。范不語，中心疑怪，謂必奔婦，將嚴裝以就客也。婦裝訖，出長帶，垂諸梁而結焉。訝之。婦從容跂雙彎，引頸受縊。才一著帶，目即合，眉即豎，舌出吻兩寸許，顏色慘變如鬼。大駭奔出，呼告主人，驗之已渺。主人曰：「曩子婦經於是，毋乃此乎？」吁！異哉！即死猶作其狀，此何說也？
有個姓範的讀書人，在一家旅店住宿。吃過飯，他點著蠟燭打盹。忽然來了一個婢女，把一包衣服放在椅子上，又把鏡匣、裝簪子的箱子，一件件擺在桌上，然後走了。過了一會兒，一個年輕婦人從房裡出來，打開箱子和鏡匣，對著鏡子梳理頭髮。梳好以後，她盤起髮髻，再插上簪子，來回轉著身子照鏡子，看了很久。先前那個婢女進來，端著水壺給她倒水洗手。洗完，又捧上手巾，等她擦好，便端著洗臉水離開。婦人解開衣包，拿出裙子和披肩，都是鮮亮的新衣，隨即穿上。她掩好衣襟，提整衣領，仔仔細細地收拾妥當。範生沒有說話，心裡卻覺得奇怪，以為這一定是個私奔出來的婦人，正要盛裝去找店裡的客人。婦人打扮完，取出一條長帶，掛到梁上，打了個結。範生很驚訝。婦人從容地踮起兩隻小腳，伸長脖子，把脖子套進吊帶。剛一套上，她的眼睛就閉了，眉毛豎起，舌頭伸出嘴外約兩寸，臉色慘變，像鬼一樣。範生嚇得跑出去，呼喊著告訴店主人。兩人再去檢視，婦人已經無影無蹤。店主人說：「以前我的兒媳婦在這裡上吊死了，莫非是她？」唉，真奇怪！死了還在重複當時的舉動，這又該怎麼解釋呢？
范生者，宿于逆旅。食后，烛而假寐。忽一婢来，襆衣置椅上；又有镜匳揥箧，一一列案头，乃去。俄一少妇自房中出，发箧开匳，对镜栉掠；已而髻，已而簪，顾影徘徊甚久。前婢来，进匜沃盥。盥已捧帨，既，持沐汤去。妇解襆出裙帔，炫然新制，就着之。掩衿提领，结束周至。范不语，中心疑怪，谓必奔妇，将严装以就客也。妇装讫，出长带，垂诸梁而结焉。讶之。妇从容跂双弯，引颈受缢。才一着带，目即合，眉即竖，舌出吻两寸许，颜色惨变如鬼。大骇奔出，呼告主人，验之已渺。主人曰：「曩子妇经于是，毋乃此乎？」吁！异哉！即死犹作其状，此何说也？
有个姓范的读书人，在一家旅店住宿。吃过饭，他点着蜡烛打盹。忽然来了一个婢女，把一包衣服放在椅子上，又把镜匣、装簪子的箱子，一件件摆在桌上，然后走了。过了一会儿，一个年轻妇人从房里出来，打开箱子和镜匣，对着镜子梳理头发。梳好以后，她盘起发髻，再插上簪子，来回转着身子照镜子，看了很久。先前那个婢女进来，端着水壶给她倒水洗手。洗完，又捧上手巾，等她擦好，便端着洗脸水离开。妇人解开衣包，拿出裙子和披肩，都是鲜亮的新衣，随即穿上。她掩好衣襟，提整衣领，仔仔细细地收拾妥当。范生没有说话，心里却觉得奇怪，以为这一定是个私奔出来的妇人，正要盛装去找店里的客人。妇人打扮完，取出一条长带，挂到梁上，打了个结。范生很惊讶。妇人从容地踮起两只小脚，伸长脖子，把脖子套进吊带。刚一套上，她的眼睛就闭了，眉毛竖起，舌头伸出嘴外约两寸，脸色惨变，像鬼一样。范生吓得跑出去，呼喊着告诉店主人。两人再去查看，妇人已经无影无踪。店主人说：“以前我的儿媳妇在这里上吊死了，莫非是她？”唉，真奇怪！死了还在重复当时的举动，这又该怎么解释呢？
A scholar named Fan was staying the night at an inn. After supper he lit a candle and lay down to doze in his clothes. Suddenly a maid came in and laid a bundle of clothes on the chair. She also set out a mirror case and a box of hairpins, one by one, on the table, and then went away. In a moment a young woman came out of the inner room. She opened the box and the case and combed and smoothed her hair before the mirror; then she put it up in a knot, then fixed in her pins, and turned this way and that, studying her reflection for a long time. The maid came back, brought a ewer and poured water for her to wash. When she had washed, the maid held out a towel, and after that carried the water away. The woman undid the bundle and took out a skirt and a cape, bright and newly made, and put them on. She closed the front, straightened the collar, and fastened everything with great care. Fan said nothing, but he wondered at it. She must be a runaway wife, he thought, putting on her finery to go to one of the guests. When she was dressed, she took out a long sash, hung it over the beam and tied it. Fan was startled. Calmly the woman rose on the tips of her two little bound feet, stretched out her neck and put it into the noose. The moment the sash touched her, her eyes closed, her brows shot up, her tongue hung two inches out of her mouth, and her face changed horribly, like a ghost’s. Fan, terrified, ran out and shouted for the innkeeper. When they went to look, there was nothing there. The innkeeper said, “Some time ago my son’s wife hanged herself in that room. Could it have been her?” Ah! How strange! Even dead, she still goes through it all. How is this to be explained?