"The one on the right is a ten spot," Yüan Yang pursued.
"In the tenth moon the plum bloom on the hills emits its fragrant smell,"
Mrs. Hsüeh added.
"The middle piece is the two and five, making the 'unlike seven;'" Yüan
Yang observed.
"The 'spinning damsel' star meets the 'cow-herd' on the eve of the
seventh day of the seventh moon,"
Miss Hsüeh said.
"Together they form: 'Erh Lang strolls on the five mounds;'" Yüan Yang continued.
"Mortals cannot be happy as immortals,"
Mrs. Hsüeh rejoined.
Her answers over, the whole company extolled them and had a drink. "I've got another set!" Yüan Yang once more exclaimed. "On the left, are distinctly the distant dots of the double ace."