The tiles, however, were really made from Dutch and French faience. This European earthenware imitation of Chinese porcelain was of a fragile quality that could not withstand too many winters before, like mortal love, decay set in and the tiles disappeared into the depths of the gardens of Versailles.
瓷屋所用的瓷片，大多是荷蘭或法國的藍白軟瓷，正確地說，是當年歐洲仿造中國青花瓷的陶片。它們脆弱的質地，也像人間的愛情，沒能禁得幾冬寒霜，就隨著情婦的失寵，在凡爾賽花園的隱蔽處剝落頃頹了。