MAUD DIVER
AUTHOR OF 'CAPTAIN DESMOND, V.C.,' 'LILÁMANI,' 'DESMOND'S DAUGHTER,' ETC.
| "I am athirst for far-away things. |
| My soul goes out in longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance.... |
| O Far-to-Seek! O the keen call of thy flute...!" |
| —Rabindranath Tagore. |
"His hidden meaning dwells in our endeavours; |
| Our valours are our best gods." |
| —John Fletcher. |
William Blackwood & Sons Ltd.
Edinburgh and London
TO
MY BLUE BIRD,
BRINGER OF HAPPINESS TO MYSELF
AND OTHERS,
I DEDICATE THIS IDYLL OF
A MOTHER AND SON.
M.D.
| "The dawn sleeps behind the shadowy hills, |
| The stars hold their breath, counting the hours.... |
| There is only your own pair of wings and the pathless sky, |
| Bird, oh my Bird, listen to me—do not close your wings." |
| —Rabindranath Tagore. |