These，Kimtoldme，weretheTigerHuntersofPyeng-yang，thefiercestandmostterriblefightingmenofwhichCho-Sencouldboast。
Butenough。OnmeredescriptionoftheEmperor’spalaceathousandpagesofmynarrativecouldbeworthilyexpended。Letitsufficethathereweknewpowerinallitsmaterialexpression。Onlyacivilizationdeepandwideandoldandstrongcouldproducethisfar-walled，many-gabledroofofkings。
Tonoaudience-hallwerewesea-cuniesled，but，aswetookit，toafeasting-hall。Thefeastingwasatitsend，andallthethrongwasinamerrymood。Andsuchathrong！Highdignitaries，princesoftheblood，swordednobles，palepriests，weather-tannedofficersofhighcommand，courtladieswithfacesexposed，paintedKI-SANGordancinggirlswhorestedfromentertaining，andduennas，waitingwomen，eunuchs，lackeys，andpalaceslavesamyriadofthem。
Allfellawayfromus，however，whentheEmperor，withafollowingofintimates，advancedtolookusover。Hewasamerrymonarch，especiallysoforanAsiatic。Notmorethanforty，withaclear，pallidskinthathadneverknownthesun，hewaspaunchedandweak-
legged。Yethehadoncebeenafineman。Thenobleforeheadattestedthat。Buttheeyeswereblearedandweak-lidded，thelipstwitchingandtremblingfromthevariousexcessesinwhichheindulged，whichexcesses，asIwastolearn，werelargelydevisedandpanderedbyYunsan，theBuddhistpriest，ofwhommoreanon。