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A. We came along the prefecture Hwui-chao, ( x ) the town Shih-ching, ( 2 ) the Kwan-yin 



mountains ( 3 ) and the ravine Khu-chu. ( 4 ) 

 ft. 136. Did jou go ashore there for a ramble? 

 A. Yes, I took a walk there. 



ft. 137. What did you see on your walk? 

 A. I saw two pots with red bamboo. ( s ) 



ft. 138. Do you know how many plants there were? 

 A. In one pot were 36, and in the other 72 plants; together 108. 



ft. 139. Did you take home some of them for your use? 

 A. Yes, I took home 108 plants. 



ft. 140. What were you going to do with so many? 



A. I wanted a sufficiënt quantity for the use of my thousands and myriads of brethern. 



ft. 141. How many were left? 



A. I did not pluck them all, and there were still left sufficiënt for use. 



ft. 142. How can you prove that? 

 A. I can prove it by a verse. 



ft. 143. How does this verse run? 

 A. The red bamboo from Canton is rare ia the world; 



In the groves are 36 and 72. 



Who in the world knows the meaning of this ! 



When we have set to work we will know the secret. 



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How many shallows ( 6 ) did you see on your passage? 



The water was deep, so that we saw no shallows. 



Which waters did you pass? 



We passed the united waters of the three rivers. 



Which are the three rivers which unite their waters? 



The river Hoang, ( 7 ) the river King ( 8 ) and the river Heh. ( 9 ) 



united waters of the three rivers. 



These three form the 



f 1 ) See p. 16, note 3. ( 3 ) See p. 70, note 2. ( 3 ) SU W l-Ü 



( 4 ) 3j£ >YS $b Au pl aces in tüe Southern part of the province of Canton, 



( 5 ) >^fc ^ j^ ^3j» ? or: Hung-bamboo. 



( 6 ) I| ( 7 ) ft ffi ( 8 ) M tëf <"> ffi W 



