Signposts of Romance

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. Signposts of Romance xxiii
5. Cast of Characters 1
6. Scene 1. Legend 3
7. Scene 2. Leaving Home 5
8. Scene 3. Meeting with Bella 11
9. Scene 4. Evening Embroidery 22
10. Scene 5. In Search of a Beauty 30
11. Scene 6. Flower Poems 37
12. Scene 7. Response in Rhyme 43
13. Scene 8. Trouble from Tibet 52
14. Scene 9. Sharing the Lampblack 55
15. Scene 10. Hugging the Stove 62
16. Scene 11. Frontier Defense 71
17. Scene 12. Thwarted Rendezvous 75
18. Scene 13. Dispatching the Summons 83
19. Scene 14. Quiet Despair 86
20. Scene 15. Parting Vows 91
21. Scene 16. Defense of the City 98
22. Scene 17. Seeking a Cure 101
23. Scene 18. Secret Pact 106
24. Scene 19. The Portraits Delivered 113
25. Scene 20. Cutting the Sleeve 117
26. Scene 21. Sending the Matchmaker 126
27. Scene 22. The Match Opposed 132
28. Scene 23. A Drink with Courtesans 141
29. Scene 24. The Matchmaker Reports 150
30. Scene 25. Exorcism 158
31. Scene 26. Third Visit 168
32. Scene 27. The Slippers 176
33. Scene 28. Petal Scolded 184
34. Scene 29. Interrogation 190
35. Scene 30. Viewing the Portraits 196
36. Scene 31. Solemn Pact 202
37. Scene 32. Petal Tells 211
38. Scene 33. Reluctant Parting 220
39. Scene 34. Envoys Appointed 228
40. Scene 35. The Keepsake 232
41. Scene 36. The Road to the Examinations 239
42. Scene 37. Celebration 245
43. Scene 38. Return in Triumph 249
44. Scene 39. Bewitched 254
45. Scene 40. A Haunting Suspected 260
46. Scene 41. The Ghost Exposed 268
47. Scene 42. Master Shuai Proposes 275
48. Scene 43. Parting in Life 281
49. Scene 44. Wedding Rehearsal 290
50. Scene 45. Weeping on the Boat 296
51. Scene 46. Petal Questioned 310
52. Scene 47. Maiden’s Passing 313
53. Scene 48. Joined in Death 324
54. Scene 49. United in the Tomb 335
55. Scene 50. Reunion with Immortals 342
56. Backmatter 357