ON A CHINESE SCREEN CONTENTS I THE RISING OF THE CURTAIN II MY LADY'S PARLOUR III THE MONGOL CHIEF IV THE ROLLING STONE V THE CABINET MINISTER VI DINNER PARTIES I: LEGATION QUARTER II: AT A TREATY PORT VII THE ALTAR OF HEAVEN VIII THE SERVANTS OF GOD IX THE INN X THE GLORY HOLE XI FEAR XII THE PICTURE XIII HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S REPRESENTATIVE XIV THE OPIUM DEN XV THE LAST CHANCE XVI THE NUN XVII HENDERSON XVIII DAWN XIX THE POINT OF HONOUR XX THE BEAST OF BURDEN XXI DR. MACALISTER XXII THE ROAD XXIII GOD'S TRUTH XXIV ROMANCE XXV THE GRAND STYLE XXVI RAIN XXVII SULLIVAN XXVIII THE DINING-ROOM XXIX ARABESQUE XXX THE CONSUL XXXI THE STRIPLING XXXII THE FANNINGS XXXIII THE SONG OF THE RIVER XXXIV MIRAGE XXXV THE STRANGER XXXVI DEMOCRACY XXXVII THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST XXXVIII THE PHILOSOPHER XXXIX THE MISSIONARY LADY XL A GAME OF BILLIARDS XLI THE SKIPPER XLII THE SIGHTS OF THE TOWN XLIII NIGHTFALL XLIV THE NORMAL MAN XLV THE OLD TIMER XLVI THE PLAIN XLVII FAILURE XLVIII A STUDENT OF THE DRAMA XLIX THE TAIPAN L METEMPSYCHOSIS LI THE FRAGMENT LII ONE OF THE BEST LIII THE SEA-DOG LIV THE QUESTION LV THE SINOLOGUE LVI THE VICE-CONSUL LVII A CITY BUILT ON A ROCK LVIII A LIBATION TO THE GODS THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE