试探《石头记》脂砚斋四次评语的先后

The Order of Zhiyanzhai's Four Times Remarks in Stone Tale

通过对甲戌本脂砚斋重评《石头记》和“脂砚斋凡四阅评过”的庚辰本第十五回评语存在形式及数量的比较,令人惊异地发现四次评语的先后:凡在甲戌本抄作双行小字夹批的就是脂砚斋的初评批语;在庚辰本增加的双行小字夹批是重评批语,因为庚辰本是批在重评本整理本上面的;庚辰本独有的多出来的批语则是第四次的批语;为甲戌本独有的几条批语就是第三次批语。在甲戌本保存的16回中,其中8回有双行小字夹批,另8回只有侧批,它说明甲戌本也是一个拼抄本:只有侧批的底本是曹雪芹的稿本。

By comparing the remarks form and quantities in the 15th chapter between Zhiyanzhai's second remarks to Stone Tale in Jiaxu Version and Zhiyanzhai's four times remarks in Gengchen Version, it's surprised to us that we can find the order of the four times remarks. The remarks which were copyed as two ranks,little words and among the text in Jiaxu Version are Zhiyanzhai's first remarks. The remarks which were added as two ranks, little words and among the text in Gengchen Version are the second remarks, because Gengchen Version was estabished on Zhiyanzhai's second remarks. The remarks which were more that the other notes and only in Gengchen Version is the fourth remarks. The remarks were only in Jiaxu Version is the third remarks.In Jiaxu Version's 16 chapters, the remarks in 8 chapters are two ranks, little words and among the text,the others only are other remarks. It showed that Jiaxu Version is also a note that was copyed from many notes, the draft which only has other remarks is CAO Xue qin's manuscript, the draft that the remarks has two ranks, little words and among the text is the revised from the first remarks.