《搜神记·卷五》
一会儿，这小吏就回来了，周式却还在看书。
须臾，吏还，式犹视书。
A short while later, the petty official returned, but Zhou Shi was still reading the book. 
<s>[INST] Rewrite the following English passage in the style of Classical Chinese: A short while later, the petty official returned, but Zhou Shi was still reading the book.  [/INST] 须臾，吏还，式犹视书。</s>
Rewrite the following English passage in the style of Classical Chinese: A short while later, the petty official returned, but Zhou Shi was still reading the book.
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须臾，吏还，式犹视书。
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