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one; the fair is not over; the fair on the river…bank。

I had feared that my time had been squandered and my last penny lost。

But no; my brother; I have still something left。 My fate has not cheated me of everything。

The selling and buying are over。 txt小說上傳分享

園丁集 第十二章(4)

All the dues on both sides have been gathered in; and it is time for me to go home。

But; gatekeeper; do you ask for your toll?

Do not fear; I have still something left。 My fate has not cheated me of everything。

The Gardener 72

With days of hard travail I raised a temple。 It had no doors or windows; its walls were thickly built with massive stones。

I forgot all else; I shunned all the world; I gazed in rapt contemplation at the image I had set upon the altar。

It was always night inside; and lit by the lamps of perfumed oil。

The ceaseless smoke of incense wound my heart in its heavy coils。

Sleepless; I carved on the walls fantastic figures in mazy bewildering lines—winged horses; flowers with human faces; women with limbs like serpents。

The lull in the wind threatens storm; and the lowering clouds in the west bode no good。

The hushed water waits for the wind。

I hurry to cross the river before the night overtakes me。

O ferryman; you want your fee!

Yes; brother; I have still something left。 My fate has not cheated me of everything。

In the wayside under the tree sits the beggar。 Alas; he looks at my face with a timid hope!

He thinks I am rich with the day’s profit。

Yes; brother; I have still something left。 My fate has not cheated me of everything。

The night grows dark and the road lonely。 Fireflies gleam among the leaves。

Who are you that follow me