But his condition continued to deteriorate; the queen mother started making funeral arrangements, and the emperor handed over care of the state to his ministers.
Crown Prince Zheng then summoned Liao, Duke of Shao, to thank him for all his hard work, and they made the arrangements for the funeral of His Late Majesty.
The evening after the funeral, my young lady and I were seated in the library; now musing mournfully--one of us despairingly--on our loss, now venturing conjectures as to the gloomy future.
I insisted on the funeral being respectable. Mr Heathcliff said I might have my own way there too; only, he desired me to remember that the money for the whole affair came out of his pocket.