《徐霞客游记·粤西游日记三十一》
等候派夫等了很久，有三四个奸民要了马牌去看，因为牌上只派马，不肯派夫应差。
候夫久之，有奸民三四人索马牌看，以牌有马，不肯应夫。
I waited for quite a while for porters to be dispatched. Three or four shady characters looked at the horse plaque and left, because based on the plaque only horses were dispatched, not porters.
<s>[INST] Rewrite the following English passage in the style of Classical Chinese: I waited for quite a while for porters to be dispatched. Three or four shady characters looked at the horse plaque and left, because based on the plaque only horses were dispatched, not porters. [/INST] 候夫久之，有奸民三四人索马牌看，以牌有马，不肯应夫。</s>
Rewrite the following English passage in the style of Classical Chinese: I waited for quite a while for porters to be dispatched. Three or four shady characters looked at the horse plaque and left, because based on the plaque only horses were dispatched, not porters.
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候夫久之，有奸民三四人索马牌看，以牌有马，不肯应夫。
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