J O C E L Y N

BY
JOHN SINJOHN
AUTHOR OF
“FROM THE FOUR WINDS”

LONDON
DUCKWORTH & CO.
3, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN
1898
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press
TO
J O S E P H C O N R A D
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY
THE AUTHOR.

Isolation is surely the everyday condition, Union that for which we strive so wildly and never perfectly attain; and do not these two between them contrive all the ups and downs of life?