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"Who will give me a quince, I shall return to him a central side- 

 ornament of fine jade for the girdle-pendant. It is not meant as an 

 act of thanks, but I want to render our friendship ever-lasting. — Who 



Fig. 95. 



Complete View of the Ancient Jade Girdle-Pendant (from Ku yil t'u P'u). 



will give me a peach, I shall return to him the red jade yao. . . [with the 

 same refrain]. — Who will give me a plum, I shall return to him the 

 black jade ornament kiu . . . [with the same refrainl." 



