CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE I. THE THOUGHTS OF YOUTH . . . . 1

II. A LETTER OF DESTINY . . . . . 18 III. THE MASTER OE LINDSAY SCHOOL. . . 31 IV. A TEA TABLE CONVERSATION . . . . 41 V. A PHANTOM OF DELIGHT . . . . . 53 VI. THE STORY OF KILMENY . . . . . 72 VII. A ROSE 0F WOMANHOOD . . . . . 90 VIII. AT THE GATE OF EDEN . . . . . 106 IX. THE STRAIGHT SIMPLICITY OE EVE . . 115 X. A TROUBLING OF THE WATERS . . . 130 XI. A LOVER AND HIs LAss . . . . . 142 XII. A PRISONER OF LOVE . . . . . 151 XIII. A SWEETER WOMAN NE’ER DREW BREATH . 174 XIV. IN HER SELFLEss MOOD . . . . . 194 XV. AN OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THING . . 200 XVI. DAVID BAKER’S OPINION . . . . . 216 XVII. A BROKEN FE'I'I‘ER . . . . . . 233

XVIII: NEIL GORDON SOLVEs Hxs OWN PROBLEM , 241

XIX. VICTOR FROM VANQUISHED ISSUES . . 249