《徐霞客游记·滇游日记三十三》
继而遇见一个人，拉住他问路。
已而遇一人，执而询之。
Then I met a man and stopped him to ask for directions.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 已而遇一人，执而询之。 [/INST] Then I met a man and stopped him to ask for directions.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 已而遇一人，执而询之。
user
Then I met a man and stopped him to ask for directions.
assistant