《太平广记·卷三百四十四·鬼二十》
一会儿遇见一个老翁，问他们原因，冀告诉了他。
俄逢一翁，问其故，冀告之。
Soon they met an old man who asked them the reason, and Ji told him.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 俄逢一翁，问其故，冀告之。 [/INST] Soon they met an old man who asked them the reason, and Ji told him.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 俄逢一翁，问其故，冀告之。
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Soon they met an old man who asked them the reason, and Ji told him.
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