LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

["Are you in love with me now?" he asked wistfully Frontispiece.]

[She wished that she might die, or, infinitely better, that she had never been born.]

[She had on her work-apron, but she was not working.]

[He praised, blamed, patronized, puffed his pipe, and dwelt with superiority on topics which are best left alone.]

[She took some coins from her purse and dropped them into the tin cup.]

[The young man knelt at the door by which he had entered and began to remove its ancient lock.]

[Harry, the workman, ... rose to his feet, and turned to Barbara with a certain quiet eagerness.]

[But Barbara and Wilmot Allen, well used to even larger and more stately rooms, chatted ... as two children.]

[She faced him, still scornful, but white now, and biting her lips.]

[In a few minutes Bubbles returned. "He's just sitting there with a hell of a face on him," he said, "and she's working like a dynamo".]

[Dr. Ferris frowned. "I'm not trying to interfere," he said. "You're old enough to know what's best for you".]

["Some unknown person," said Barbara, "has formed the habit of sending me flowers".]

[In the dim light she looked wonderfully young and beautiful.]

[He turned with one foot on the sidewalk, and one in the cab.... "Here I wishes you salutations".]

[Wilmot Allen took her in to dinner, and looked much love at her, and talked much nonsense.]

[He saw her with the vase of jonquils in her hand ... and his stout heart failed him a little.]

[When Bubbles had trotted off, she dropped into her chair and cried.]

[The door opened, and Rose staggered into the room.]

[And in his soul the legless man was playing only for Barbara.]

["'D afternoon, Mr. Lichtenstein," said Bubbles.]

["I want me thumb bandaged".]

[She said in a small; surprised voice, "Why, it's finished".]

[In that instant the legless man overreached himself and fell heavily.]

[Barbara ... dashed into her dressing-room and locked the door behind her.]

[They passed out of the house and by marble steps into the first and most formal of their many gardens.]

["What is Wilmot doing with himself these days?" "He went away," said Barbara, her eyes troubled.]

[He caught her by the wrist, drew her to her feet, and into the room.]

["I twisted the truth out of him, and then flung him over a cliff".]

["Climb out of that chair, and let me out of this house".]

["I've seen that man. I was writing notes in the summer house when he came".]

["Read that, father".]

[The engineer made generous terms across the dinner-table.]

["You will," said Barbara, "when the things dry".]

[They were much amused with Bubbles, who came out to them for Christmas vacation.]

["And when you think," said she, "that some women spend the best years of their lives making statues!"]