A wave of light flamed across the upturned face of the golden statue, a wail of mingled exultation and despair arose from the throng below.
The Festival of the Gilded Man was ended.
Transcriber’s note
The following corrections have been made, on page
6 , changed to . (had for her uncle.)
80 “Sapniards” changed to “Spaniards” (owing to the presence of the Spaniards)
95 “posssibility” changed to “possibility” (a possibility that filled him with dreams)
108 “ligting” changed to “lighting” (a glint of sympathy lighting his eyes)
122 “passsed” changed to “passed” (David had neither reached nor passed the inn)
143 “Roaul” changed to “Raoul” (darting an accusing glance at Raoul)
161 “betweeen” changed to “between” (the difference between his two impressions)
191 “jewerly” changed to “jewelry” (handle these pieces of jewelry without mishap)
296 “graden” changed to “garden” (advanced rapidly across the garden)
313 ’ changed to ” (do you mean?” she asked).
Otherwise the original has been preserved, including inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation and accentuation.