The Emperor's Pearl

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DEE Jen-djieh Magistrate of Poo-yang, a thriving district in Central China, on the Grand Canal

HOONG Liang his trusted personal adviser, Sergeant of the tribunal

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Dead Drummer'

PIEN Kia a doctor of medicine

TONG Mai & SIA Kwang vagrant students of literature

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Murdered Slave-maid'

KOU Yuan-liang a wealthy collector of curios

Mrs Kou, named his First Lady Gold Lotus

The Amber Lady his secondary wife, a former slave-girl

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Emperor's Pearl'

YANG owner of a large antique shop

KWANG Min a drug-dealer from the capital

Others

SHENG Pa Head of the Beggars' Guild

Miss Violet LIANG Owner of a training hall. Original Mongolian name Altan Tsetseg Khatun, 'Golden Flower Princess'

A tall man was lighting a stick of incense on the altar of the River Goddess.

After he had stuck it in the bronze burner, he looked up at the serene face of the life-size statue, lit by the uncertain light of the only oil-lamp that hung from the smoke-blackened rafters of the small shrine. The goddess seemed to smile, faintly.

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