He soon perceived that a slope had been formed , and the rock had slid along this until it stopped at the spot it now occupied . a large stone had served as a wedge ; flints and pebbles had been inserted around it , so as to conceal the orifice ; this species of masonry had been covered with earth , and grass and weeds had grown there , moss had clung to the stones , myrtle - bushes had taken root , and the old rock seemed fixed to the earth 圆形的大岩石旁边，还有一块大石头，这块大石头以前一定是用来顶住大圆石的滚势而做垫石的，岩石四周塞了许多石片和鹅卵石来掩饰洞口，周围又盖上了些泥土，野草从泥土里长了出来，苔藓布满了石面，香桃木也在那里生了根，于是那块大石就象是根深蒂固地长在地面上的一样了。
