The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume 4: The Climax

Content: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi CAST OF CHARACTERS xiii   CHAPTER 61: Han Tao-kuo Prepares an Entertainment for Hsi-men Ch\'ing
 Li P\'ing-erh Painfully Observes the Double Yang Festival 1   CHAPTER 62: Taoist Master P\'an Performs an Exorcism on the Lantern Altar
 Hsi-men Ch\'ing Laments Egregiously on Behalf of Li P\'ing-erh 44   CHAPTER 63: Friends and Relatives Offer Funeral Oblations at a Memorial Feast
 Hsi-men Ch\'ing Is Reminded of Li P\'ing-erh While Watching a Drama 83   CHAPTER 64: Yu-hsiao Kneels in Making an Appeal to P\'an Chin-lien
 Officers of the Guard Sacrifi ce to a Rich Man\'s Spouse 104   CHAPTER 65: Abbot Wu Meets the Funeral Procession and Eulogizes the Portrait
 Censor Sung Imposes on a Local Magnate to Entertain Eunuch Huang 121   CHAPTER 66: Majordomo Chai Sends a Letter with a Consolatory Contribution
 Perfect Man Huang Conducts a Rite for the Salvation of the Dead 153   CHAPTER 67: Hsi-men Ch\'ing Appreciates the Snow While in His Studio
 Li P\'ing-erh Describes Her Intimate Feelings in a Dream 174   CHAPTER 68: Cheng Ai-yueh Flaunts Her Beauty and Discloses a Secret
 Tai-an Perseveres Assiduously in Seeking Out Auntie Wen 211   CHAPTER 69: Auntie Wen Communicates Hsi-men Ch\'ing\'s Wishes to Lady Lin
 Wang Ts\'ai Falls for a Trick and Invites His Own Humiliation 244   CHAPTER 70: Hsi-men Ch\'ing\'s Successful Efforts Procure Him a Promotion
 Assembled Offi cials Report before Defender-in-chief Chu Mien 277   CHAPTER 71: Li P\'ing-erh Appears in a Dream in Battalion Commander Ho\'s House
 The Judicial Commissioners Present Their Memorials at the Audience 306   CHAPTER 72: Wang the Third Kowtows to Hsi-men Ch\'ing as His Adopted Father
 Ying Po-chueh Intercedes to Alleviate the Grievance of Li Ming 342   CHAPTER 73: P\'an Chin-lien Is Irked by the Song \"I Remember Her Flute-playing\"
 Big Sister Yu Sings \"Getting through the Five Watches of the Night\" 384   CHAPTER 74: Censor Sung Ch\'iao-nien Solicits the Eight Immortals Tripod
 Wu Yueh-niang Listens to the Precious Scroll on Woman Huang 420   CHAPTER 75: Ch\'un-mei Vilely Abuses Second Sister Shen
 Yu-hsiao Spills the Beans to P\'an Chin-lien 456   CHAPTER 76: Meng Yu-lou Assuages Yueh-niang\'s Wrath
 Hsi-men Ch\'ing Repudiates Licentiate Wen 503   CHAPTER 77: Hsi-men Ch\'ing Slogs through the Snow to Visit Cheng Ai-yueh
 Pen the Fourth\'s Wife Sits by the Window Waiting for a Tryst 544   CHAPTER 78: Hsi-men Ch\'ing Ventures upon a Second Engagement with Lady Lin
 Wu Yueh-niang Invites Ho Yung-shou\'s Wife to View the Lanterns 579   CHAPTER 79: Hsi-men Ch\'ing in His Sexual Indulgence Incurs an Illness
 Wu Yueh-niang Bears a Child upon the Death of Her Husband 627   CHAPTER 80: Ch\'en Ching-chi Resorts to Pilfering Jade and Purloining Perfume
 Li Chiao-erh Makes Off with the Silver and Returns to the Brothel 668   NOTES 689 BIBLIOGRAPHY 855 INDEX 895 Roy.