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红楼梦Chapter17

Suddenly， they espied in the shade of the willows， an arched wooden bridge also reveal itself to the eye， with bannisters of vermilion colour. They crossed the bridge， and lo， all the paths lay open before them; but their gaze was readily attracted by a brick cottage spotless and cool-looking; whose walls were constructed of polished bricks， of uniform colour; (whose roof was laid) with speckless tiles; and whose enclosing walls were painted; while the minor slopes， which branched off from the main hill， all passed along under the walls on to the other side.

This house， in a site like this， is perfectly destitute of any charm! added Chia Cheng.

And as they entered the door， abruptly appeared facing them， a large boulder studded with holes and soaring high in the skies， which was surrounded on all four sides by rocks of every description， and completely， in fact， hid from view the rooms situated in the compound. But of flowers or trees， there was not even one about; and all that was visible were a few strange kinds of vegetation; some being of the creeper genus， others parasitic plants， either hanging from the apex of the hill， or inserting themselves into the base of the rocks; drooping down even from the eaves of the house， entwining the pillars， and closing round the stone steps. Or like GREen bands， they waved and flapped; or like gold thread， they coiled and bent， either with seeds resembling cinnabar， or with blossoms like golden olea; whose fragrance and aroma could not be equalled by those emitted by flowers of ordinary species.