“For my part,” wrote Tillizinni in his diary, “I would as lief be buried alive in the tomb under Mount Li, as be buried alive in a suburb of London.” It is, of course, a matter of opinion. THE END. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES The frontispiece was used for the cover. Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. crossbows/cross-bows, fountain-pen/fountain pen, gulley/gully, etc.) have been preserved. Alterations to the text: Abandon the use of drop-caps. Punctuation: fix some quotation mark pairings/nestings, and some missing periods. [Chapter IV] Change “They were terribly _alove_ and eager.” to _alive_. [Chapter XI] (“It is to such unsympathetic _pharasaical_ souls as yours,”) to _pharisaical_. [Chapter XII] “Tillizinni regarded himself as more or less _ephemereal_” to _ephemeral_. “but more _specificially_, in language which need not be repeated” to _specifically_. [Chapter XIII] “Talham’s eyes were on the floor; _her’s_, filled with pity,” to _hers_. [Chapter XIV] “Mrs. Yale was impressed by the whole-hearted _devoton_ of” to _devotion_. “that spoke to him. some message which went out in vibrant waves” change the period to a comma. [Chapter XV] “with Soo, and smiled. as again and again he came across” change the period to a comma. [Chapter XVI] (“As your _excellency_ knows, the city of Taupan, one hundred”) to _Excellency_. [Chapter XVII] “asking that your Noble _Beneficience_ will restore to them” to _Beneficence_. [Chapter XIX] (“No, no no!” she shuddered.) add a comma after the second _no_. [Chapter XX] “to go out in the shadow of the great _Emperor’_ tomb” to _Emperor’s_. [End of text]