CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
[Introductory][1]
[I.][—The Martins of Ross][3]
[II.][—The Chief][41]
[III.][—Mainly Maria Edgeworth][51]
[IV.][—Old Forgotten Things][61]
[V.][—Early West Carbery][71]
[VI.][—Her Mother][78]
[VII.][—My Mother][87]
[VIII.][—Herself][97]
[IX.][—Myself When Young][106]
[X.][—When First She Came][119]
[XI.][—“An Irish Cousin”][128]
[XII.][—The Years of the Locust][140]
[XIII.][—The Restoration][153]
[XIV.][—Rickeen][169]
[XV.][—Faiths and Fairies][181]
[XVI.][—Beliefs and Believers][188]
[XVII.][—Letters from Ross][197]
[XVIII.][—“Tours, Idle Tours”][207]
[XIX.][—Of Dogs][217]
[XX.][—“The Real Charlotte”][229]
[XXI.][—Saint Andrews][241]
[XXII.][—At Étaples][252]
[XXIII.][—Paris Again][260]
[XXIV.][—Horses and Hounds][272]
[XXV.][—“The Irish R.M.”][286]
[XXVI.][—Of Good Times][294]
[XXVII.][—Various Opinions][309]
[XXVIII.][—The Last][324]
[APPENDICES]
[I.][—Letters from Chief Justice Charles KendalBushe to Mrs. Bushe][329]
[II.][—A Note by Captain Stephen Gwynn, M.P.][335]
[III.][—Her Friends][337]
[IV.][—Bibliography][340]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[Violet Florence Martin (Photograph)][Frontispiece]
[Ross House, Co. Galway (inset) The Martin Coat of Arms (Photograph)][Facing page 8]
[Castle Haven Harbour (Photo. by Martin Ross)][”64]
[Carberiae Rupes (Photo. by Sir E. B. Coghill, Bart.)][”64]
[From the Garden, Drishane (Photo. by Martin Ross)][”90]
[Drishane House (Photo. by Martin Ross)][”90]
[Hydrangeas, Drishane Avenue (Photo. by Martin Ross)][”90]
[Dans la Rive Gauche (Drawing by E. Œ. Somerville)][”118]
[Martin Ross on Confidence (Photograph)][”122]
[Edith Œnone Somerville (Photograph)][”138]
[A Castle Haven Woman (Drawing by E. Œ. Somerville)][”150]
[Martin Ross (Photo. by Lady Coghill)][”158]
[Ross Lake (Photograph)][”158]
[E. Œ. Somerville on Tarbrush (Photograph)][”184]
[E. Œ. S.—Candy—Sheila—V. F. M. (Photo. by Sir E. B. Coghill, Bart.)][”210]
[Candy (Photo. by Martin Ross)][”226]
[E. Œ. S. and a Dilettante (Photo. by Martin Ross)][”226]
[“Chez Cuneo” (Drawing by E. Œ. Somerville)][”264]
[The West Carbery Hounds (Photo. by Miss M. J. Robertson)][”275]
[At Bunalun. “Gone to Ground” (Photo. by Mr. Ambrose Cramer)][”288]
[Waiting for the Terriers (Photo. by Mr. Ambrose Cramer)][”288]
[West Carbery Hounds at Liss Ard (Photograph)][”308]
[Portofino (Photo. by Martin Ross)][”308]

THE TENTS OF THE ARABS.

ACT II.

King.

What is this child of man that can conquer Time and that is braver than Love?