[99] A lane four hundred yards north of the glacis which now surrounds the Legation quarter.

[100] Quotation from Confucius.

[101] Tzŭ Hsi was addicted to gentle sarcasm of this kind in Decrees.

[102] Admiral Seymour’s expedition.

[103] See Dr. Smith’s “China in Convulsion,” page 361.

[104] The North Gate of the Imperial City.

[105] At that time Governor-designate of Shensi. He had come north with troops to defend the capital.

[106] Tutor of the Heir Apparent, father-in-law of the Emperor T’ung-Chih, his daughter, the Empress Chia-Shun (A-lu-te), had committed suicide in 1875 (vide supra).

[107] An allusion to Kuang-Hsü’s order for Jung Lu’s summary execution in September 1898.

[108] See biographical note, infra ([Appendix]).