《1960 狄公案-英文原版 图文-湖滨案 - [Judge Dee 04] - The Chinese Lake Murders》文档格式.docx

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THECHINESELAKEMURDERS

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i960byRobertvanGulik.

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PREFACE

TheChineseLakeMurdersdescribeshowJudgeDeesolvedthreedifficultcasesin

A.D.666,shortlyafterhehadbeenappointedmagistrateofHan-yuan.

Han-yuanwasasmalloldtown,onlysixtymilesnorthwestoftheimperialcapital;

buthiddenamonghighmountains,ithadalwaysremainedanisolatedplaceandfewpeoplefromoutsidehadsettledthere.Itlayontheshoreofamountainlake,themysteriouslakeofHan-yuan,aboutwhichsinceoldentimespeopletoldstrangestories.Thebodiesofpersonsdrownedtherewereneverfound,buttheirghostsweresaidtohavebeenseenwalkingamongtheliving.Atthesametime,however,thelakewasfamousforits"

flowerboats,"

floatinghousesofassignationwheretheguestscouldfeastwithbeautifulcourtesansandstayovernightonthewater.

InthisstrangeoldtownJudgeDeeisconfrontedwithacruelmurder.Justwhenhisinvestigationofthatcrimeisgettingunderway,heisfacedwithtwonewbafflingpuzzles,andsoonhefindshimselfinamazeofpoliticalintrigue,sordidgreedanddark,forbiddenpassion.

AtthebeginningofthisvolumethereaderwillfindaviewofHan-yuan,andattheendapictureoftheflowerboat.Thelatterplate,andalsotheplanofthatboatreproducedonpage35,werekindlydrawnformebymyfriendHilaryWaddington,formerSuperintendentofMonumentsoftheArchaeologicalService,NewDelhi,India.

ThePostscriptgivesabriefdescriptionoftheancientChinesejudicialsystem,afewremarksaboutspecialsubjectsoccurringinthepresentnovel,andreferencestoChinesesources.

ROBERTVANGULIK

CONTENTS

FirstChapter:

ANAILINGOFFICIALCOMPLETESAWEIRDRECORD;

JUDGEDEEATTENDSABANQUETONAFLOWERBOAT

SecondChapter:

THEJUDGEWATCHESTHEDANCEOFTHECLOUDFAIRY;

HEISSUDDENLYSTARTLEDBYAGRUESOMEDISCOVERY

ThirdChapter:

THETRIBUNALISSETUPINUNUSUALSURROUNDINGS;

AMAIDSERVANTDESCRIBESALOATHSOMEAPPARITION

FourthChapter:

THEJUDGEHOLDSAVIGILFORADEADWOMAN;

HESTUDIESPOEMSANDPASSIONATELETTERS

FifthChapter:

MAJOONGTELLSOFTHESECRETOFADANCER;

APROFESSORISACCUSEDOFAHEINOUSCRIME

SixthChapter:

JUDGEDEEEXAMINESTHELIBRARYOFASTUDENT;

ANAUTOPSYISCONDUCTEDINADESERTEDTEMPLE

SeventhChapter:

AGRISLYDISCOVERYCREATESNEWCOMPLICATIONS;

THEJUDGEGOESTOVISITTWOEMINENTPERSONS

EighthChapter:

JUDGEDEECONVERSESWITHABIRDANDFISHES;

HESUMSUPHISTHEORIESFORHISASSISTANTS

NinthChapter:

THEJUDGEENJOYSTHEMOONONTHEMARBLETERRACE;

HEHEARSASTRANGESTORYDURINGANIGHTLYVISIT

TenthChapter:

ACHARMINGGUIDESHOWSSOMERELICSOFTHEPAST;

ACONFIDENTIALCONVERSATIONUNDERBUDDHA'

SEYES

EleventhChapter:

MAJOONGHASSOMEDISAPPOINTINGEXPERIENCES;

JUDGEDEELEAVESTOWNTOINSPECTHISDISTRICT

TwelfthChapter:

MAJOONGANDCHIAOTAIDISPERSEANUNRULYCROWD;

ASWINDLEREXPLAINSTHESECRETWAYSOFKIDNAPERS

ThirteenthChapter:

SERGEANTHOONGISSUSPECTEDOFIMPROPERINTENTIONS;

AFALSEPRIESTISCAUGHTTOGETHERWITHHISACOLYTE

FourteenthChapter:

AYOUNGSCHOLARTELLSAMOSTAMAZINGSTORY;

JUDGEDEEQUESTIONSTHEOWNEROFABROTHEL

FifteenthChapter:

THESERGEANTANDTAOGANVISITANIMPORTANTPERSON;

ABUSINESSPROMOTERCONCLUDESHISVERYLASTDEAL

SixteenthChapter:

TwoVAGABONDSHARASSTHEDISTRICTCHIANG-PEI;

ADASTARDLYATTACKONAPEACEFULRIVERBOAT

SeventeenthChapter:

ANEYEWITNESSREPORTSONTHEMURDERINTHETEMPLE;

JUDGEDEEFINDSTHESOLUTIONOFANANCIENTRIDDLE

EighteenthChapter:

ACURIOUSACCIDENTDESTROYSPARTOFAMANSION;

THEJUDGEDISCOVERSATLASTALONG-SOUGHTROOM

NineteenthChapter:

JUDGEDEEISVISITEDBYADREADEDPERSON;

ADANGEROUSCRIMINALISFINALLYEXPOSED

TwentiethChapter:

THEJUDGEGOESOUTFISHINGWITHHISASSIST