LIST OF PICTURES[On the threshold stood a little maiden][Frontispiece]At page[Amid the sweet-scented grass, safe from the fury of the storm][21]['I saw in a great cavern a group of little goblins'][31][In the little cottage were heard the solemn words of the marriage service][45][The three travellers soon reached the leafy shades of the forest][57][At the sound of his voice the girl burst into tears][75][The little waves seemed to sob as they whispered, 'Alas! alas!'][102][Slowly, slowly there rose out of the mouth of the well a white figure][111]CHAPTER I