Poets and Murder

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It should be noted that in China the surname — here printed in capitals — precedes the personal name

DEE Jen-djieh  Magistrate of the district of Poo-yang. In this novel he is staying for a few days with his colleague in the neighbouring district of Chin-hwa

LO Kwan-choong  Magistrate of the district of Chin-hwa, and amateur poet

KAO Fang  Counsellor of the tribunal of Chin-hwa

SHAO Fan-wen  Doctor of Literature, ex-President of the Imperial Academy

CHANG Lan-po  the Court Poet

Yoo-lan  a famous poetess

Sexton Loo  a Zen monk

MENG Su-chai  a tea-merchant

SOONG I-wen  a salaried student

Small Phoenix  a dancing-girl

Saffron  guardian of the Shrine of the Black Fox

The obese monk, sitting cross-legged on a corner of the broad bench, silently regarded his visitor with unblinking eyes. After a while he replied in a hoarse, grating voice, 'The answer is no, I have to leave the city this afternoon.' The thick, hairy fingers of his left hand closed round the dog­eared volume on his knee.

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