Next morning, Monday, after disposing of the embalmed head to a barber, for a block, I settled my own and comrade’s bill; using, however, my comrade’s money.

After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.

"The name of Bright Concubine was Ming Fei—some called her the Brilliant Lady. Many poets confuse her with Hsiang Fei, so you are not alone in the error. Wang was her family name and she was born in Chingmen.

He could, as they say, 'go back to the tools' but at his age and with his record that might prove difficult.