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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. CAST OF CHARACTERS xiii
6. CHAPTER 61. Han Tao-kuo Prepares an Entertainment for Hsi-men Ch’ing; Li P’ing-erh Painfully Observes the Double Yang Festival 1
7. CHAPTER 62. Taoist Master P’an Performs an Exorcism on the Lantern Altar; Hsi-men Ch’ing Laments Egregiously on Behalf of Li P’ing-erh 44
8. CHAPTER 63. Friends and Relatives Offer Funeral Oblations at a Memorial Feast; Hsi-men Ch’ing Is Reminded of Li P’ing-erh While Watching a Drama 83
9. CHAPTER 64. Yü-hsiao Kneels in Making an Appeal to P’an Chin-lien; Offi cers of the Guard Sacrifi ce to a Rich Man’s Spouse 104
10. CHAPTER 65. Abbot Wu Meets the Funeral Procession and Eulogizes the Portrait; Censor Sung Imposes on a Local Magnate to Entertain Eunuch Huang 121
11. CHAPTER 66. Majordomo Chai Sends a Letter with a Consolatory Contribution; Perfect Man Huang Conducts a Rite for the Salvation of the Dead 153
12. CHAPTER 67. Hsi-men Ch’ing Appreciates the Snow While in His Studio; Li P’ing-erh Describes Her Intimate Feelings in a Dream 174
13. CHAPTER 68. Cheng Ai-yüeh Flaunts Her Beauty and Discloses a Secret; Tai-an Perseveres Assiduously in Seeking Out Auntie Wen 211
14. CHAPTER 69. Auntie Wen Communicates Hsi-men Ch’ing’s Wishes to Lady Lin; Wang Ts’ai Falls for a Trick and Invites His Own Humiliation 244
15. CHAPTER 70. Hsi-men Ch’ing’s Successful Efforts Procure Him a Promotion; Assembled Offi cials Report before Defender-in-chief Chu Mien 277
16. CHAPTER 71. Li P'ing-erh Appears in a Dream in Battalion Commander Ho's House; The Judicial Commissioners Present Their Memorials at the Audience 306
17. CHAPTER 72. Wang the Third Kowtows to Hsi-men Ch'ing as His Adopted Father; Ying Po-chüeh Intercedes to Alleviate the Grievance of Li Ming 342
18. CHAPTER 73. P'an Chin-lien Is Irked by the Song "I Remember Her Flute-playing"; Big Sister Yü Sings "Getting through the Five Watches of the Night" 384
19. CHAPTER 74. Censor Sung Ch'iao-nien Solicits the Eight Immortals Tripod; Wu Yüeh-niang Listens to the Precious Scroll on Woman Huang 420
20. CHAPTER 75. Ch'un-mei Vilely Abuses Second Sister Shen; Yü-hsiao Spills the Beans to P'an Chin-lien 456
21. CHAPTER 76. Meng Yü-lou Assuages Yüeh-niang's Wrath; Hsi-men Ch'ing Repudiates Licentiate Wen 503
22. CHAPTER 77. Hsi-men Ch'ing Slogs through the Snow to Visit Cheng Ai-yüeh; Pen the Fourth's Wife Sits by the Window Waiting for a Tryst 544
23. CHAPTER 78. Hsi-men Ch’ing Ventures upon a Second Engagement with Lady Lin; Wu Yüeh-niang Invites Ho Yung-shou’s Wife to View the Lanterns 579
24. CHAPTER 79. Hsi-men Ch’ing in His Sexual Indulgence Incurs an Illness; Wu Yüeh-niang Bears a Child upon the Death of Her Husband 627
25. CHAPTER 80. Ch’en Ching-chi Resorts to Pilfering Jade and Purloining Perfume; Li Chiao-erh Makes Off with the Silver and Returns to the Brothel 668
26. NOTES 689
27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 855
28. INDEX 895