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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
About the Authors
Dedication
Note On Spelling
CHINESE SYLLABLES
INITIAL CONSONANTS
SEMIVOWELS
VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS
i. Open Vowels
ii. Closed Vowels
iii. Diphthongs
Preface
The Story of The Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume IV)
Chapter 81: Four young ladies go fishing and divine the future Bao-yu receives a homily and is re-enrolled in the Family School
Chapter 82: An old pedant tries to instil some Moral Philosophy into his incorrigible pupil And the ailing Naiad, in a nightmare, confronts the spectres of her fevered mind
Chapter 83: An Indisposition in the Imperial Bedchamber calls for a Family Visitation While insubordination in the inner apartments reveals Bao-chai’s long-suffering nature
Chapter 84: Bao-yu is given an impromptu examination, and his betrothal is discussed for the first time Jia Huan visits a convulsive child, and old hostilities are resumed
Chapter 85: It is announced that Jia Zheng has been promoted to the rank of Permanent Secretary And it is discovered that Xue Pan has once more brought upon himself the threat of exile
Chapter 86: Bribery induces an old mandarin to tamper with the course of justice And a discourse on the Qin provides a young lady with a vehicle for romantic feelings
APPEAL
RESCRIPT
APPEAL REJECTED
Chapter 87: Autumnal sounds combine with sad remembrances to inspire a composition on the Qin And a flood of passion allows evil spirits to disturb the serenity of Zen
Chapter 88: Bao-yu gratifies his grandmother by praising a fatherless child Cousin Zhen rectifies family discipline by chastising two unruly servants
Chapter 89: Our hero sees the handiwork of a departed love, and is moved to write an ode Frowner falls prey to hysterical fear and resolves to starve to death
Chapter 90: A poor girl loses a padded jacket and puts up with some obstreperous behaviour A young man accepts a tray of sweetmeats and is put out by some devious goings-on
Chapter 91: In the pursuance of lust, Moonbeam evolves an artful stratagem In a flight of Zen, Bao-yu makes an enigmatic confession
Chapter 92: Qiao-jie studies the Lives of Noble Women and shows a precocious enthusiasm for Virtue Jia Zheng admires a Mother Pearl and reflects on the vicissitudes of Life
Chapter 93: A Zhen retainer seeks shelter in the Jia household And shady activities are revealed behind the Iron Threshold
Chapter 94: Grandmother Jia gives a crab-blossom party: a celebration of the ominous Bao-yu loses his Magic Jade: a strange disappearance of the numinous
Chapter 95: A rumour comes true and the Imperial Consort passes away A counterfeit is deceptively like the real thing, and Bao-yu loses his wits
Chapter 96: Xi-feng conceives an ingenious plan of deception And Frowner is deranged by an inadvertent disclosure
Chapter 97: Lin Dai-yu burns her poems to signal the end of her heart’s folly And Xue Bao-chai leaves home to take part in a solemn rite
Chapter 98: Crimson Pearl’s suffering spirit returns to the Realm of Separation And the convalescent Stone-in-waiting weeps at the scene of past affection
Appendix I: Prefaces to the first Cheng-Gao edition
a. Preface by Cheng Weiyuan
b. Preface by Gao E
Joint Foreword to the subsequent Cheng-Gao edition
Appendix II: The Octopartite Composition or ‘bagu wenzhang’
Appendix III: The ‘Qin’ or Chinese Lute, and Knowing the Sound
Appendix IV: Iron Threshold Temple and Water-moon Priory
Characters In Vol 4
Genealogical Tables
Penguin Story
Copyright Page
Footnotes
Preface
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Chapter 82: An old pedant tries to instil some Moral Philosophy into his incorrigible pupil And the ailing Naiad, in a nightmare, confronts the spectres of her fevered mind
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Appendix II: The Octopartite Composition or ‘bagu wenzhang’
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Appendix III: The ‘Qin’ or Chinese Lute, and Knowing the Sound
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