Spied in a corner what Ching failed to see—
The words, "This tablet is erected here
By those to whom the great Goh-Bang was dear."
So, on the appointed day—both innocent
As babes, of course—these honest fellows went
And took their distant station; and Ching said,
"I can read plainly, 'To the illustrious dead—
The chief of mandarins, the great Goh-Bang.'"
"And is that all that you can spell?" said Chang.
"I see what you have read, but furthermore,