The Willow Pattern

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DEE Jen-djieh  President of the Metropolitan Court, temporarily Emergency Governor of the Imperial Capital

MA Joong  Colonel of the Imperial Guard

CHIAO Tai  Colonel of the Imperial Guard

TAO Gan  Chief Secretary of the Court

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Willow Pattern'

YEE Kuei-ling  a wealthy aristocrat

Madame YEE  his wife

Cassia  her maid

HOO Pen  Yee's friend

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Steep Staircase'

MEI Liang  a rich merchant and philanthropist

Madame MEI  his wife

Doctor LEW  a well-known physician

Persons connected with 'The Case of the Murdered Bond­maid'

YUAN  an itinerant puppeteer

Bluewhite, Coral  his twin daughters

'Heavens!' she panted as she let the mangled head drop onto the marble floor. 'What a dead weight the old fool is! Here, help me to push him a little closer to the foot of the stairs.'

She considered the dead body for a while, wiping her wet face with the tip of her sleeve. The transparent gauze of her nightrobe showed every curve of her bare, white body. Looking up, she resumed:

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