《仪礼·既夕礼》
众宾之长从西阶上堂，告慰丧主说： 这实在是无可奈何的事。 
宾吊者升自西阶，曰： 如之何！ 
The leader of the guests went up the western steps to the hall and said to the mourner: “This is indeed a matter of helplessness.”
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 宾吊者升自西阶，曰： 如之何！  [/INST] The leader of the guests went up the western steps to the hall and said to the mourner: “This is indeed a matter of helplessness.”</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 宾吊者升自西阶，曰： 如之何！
user
The leader of the guests went up the western steps to the hall and said to the mourner: “This is indeed a matter of helplessness.”
assistant