Tzŭ Hsi. What date has Li Hung-chang fixed for the executions?
Tseng. On the day of my departure, he sent me word that he expected to dispose of them yesterday.
Tzŭ Hsi. Have the Tientsin populace calmed down?
Tseng. Yes, things are now quite settled and orderly.
Tzŭ Hsi. What made the Prefect and Magistrate run away to Shun-Tê after the massacre?
Tseng. When first removed from their posts, they knew not what sentence would be decreed against them, so they boldly and shamelessly ran away from the city.
Tzŭ Hsi. Have you quite lost the sight of your right eye?
Tseng. Yes, it is quite blind; but I can still see with the left.
Tzŭ Hsi. Have you entirely recovered from your other maladies?
Tseng. Yes, I think I can say that I have.