Copyright, 1903, by R. H. Russell

First Impression, March, 1903



To

ANTHONY HOPE


CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.My Apology[1]
II.Lancelot Amber[7]
III.The Alehouse by the River[15]
IV.A Maid Called Barbara[29]
V.Lancelot Leaves[38]
VI.The Gentleman in Blue[54]
VII.Captain Marmaduke’s Plan[62]
VIII.The Company at the Noble Rose[68]
IX.The Talk in the Dolphin[72]
X.She Comes Down the Stairs[81]
XI.A Feast of the Gods[87]
XII.Mr. Davies’s Gifts[91]
XIII.To the Sea[100]
XIV.The Sea Life[105]
XV.Utopia Ho![113]
XVI.I Make a Discovery[117]
XVII.A Visitation[126]
XVIII.The Night and Morning[134]
XIX.How Some of us Got to the Island[145]
XX.A Bad Night[155]
XXI.Rafts[163]
XXII.We Lose Cornelys Jensen[168]
XXIII.We Get to the Island[179]
XXIV.Fair Island[190]
XXV.The Story from the Sea[205]
XXVI.The Business Begins[214]
XXVII.An Ill Tale[232]
XXVIII.We Defy Jensen[241]
XXIX.The Attack at Last[249]
XXX.Our Flag Comes Down[261]
XXXI.A Piece of Diplomacy[268]
XXXII.The Sea Gives Up its Quick[280]
XXXIII.The Last of the Ship[290]

MARJORIE

CHAPTER I