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红楼梦Chapter17

What a fine hill， what a pretty hill! exclaimed all the companions with one voice.

Were it not for this one hill， Chia Cheng explained， whatever scenery is contained in it would clearly strike the eye， as soon as one entered into the garden， and what pleasure would that have been?

Quite so， rejoined all of them. But without large hills and ravines in ones breast (liberal capacities)， how could one attain such imagination!

After the conclusion of this remark， they cast a glance ahead of them， and perceived white rugged rocks looking， either like goblins， or resembling savage beasts， lying either crossways， or in horizontal or upright positions; on the surface of which GREw moss and lichen with mottled hues， or parasitic plants， which screened off the light; while， slightly visible， wound， among the rocks， a narrow pathway like the intestines of a sheep.

If we were now to go and stroll along by this narrow path， Chia Cheng suggested， and to come out from over there on our return， we shall have been able to see the whole grounds.

Having finished speaking， he asked Chia Chen to lead the way; and he himself， leaning on Pao-yue， walked into the gorge with leisurely step. Raising his head， he suddenly beheld on the hill a block of stone， as white as the surface of a looking-glass， in a site which was， in very deed， suitable to be left for an inscription， as it was bound to meet the eye.